Burkina Faso vs Togo: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Burkina Faso
4.11 live births per woman
in 2024
Togo
4.12 live births per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Togo rank
22nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Burkina Faso
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 4.12 live births per woman against 4.11 live births per woman in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Togo ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Togo ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.6463 live births per woman | Togo |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 0.4598 live births per woman | Togo |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 0.1465 live births per woman | Togo |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 0.6907 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 5.63 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.08 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.7255 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.27 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 0.0189 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 Togo?
- Togo, at 4.12 live births per woman against 4.11 live births per woman in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Togo rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Togo ranks 22nd 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.