Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Bulgaria
1.75 live births per woman
in 2024
El Salvador
1.77 live births per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
133rd
El Salvador rank
131st
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.77 live births per woman against 1.75 live births per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 131st of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2.19 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 4.38 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.17 live births per woman | 5.75 live births per woman | 3.57 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.99 live births per woman | 4.49 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.38 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.53 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 0.5197 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.1092 live births per woman | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.77 live births per woman against 1.75 live births per woman in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and El Salvador ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.