Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.11 live births per woman against 3.91 live births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2 live births per woman.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 7.2 live births per woman | 0.7495 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.0871 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.7159 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.7849 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.9634 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.9931 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.27 live births per woman | 4.04 live births per woman | 0.2356 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.11 live births per woman against 3.91 live births per woman in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.2 live births per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 27th 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.