Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Burkina Faso
4.11 live births per woman
in 2024
Zambia
4.04 live births per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Zambia rank
26th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.11 live births per woman against 4.04 live births per woman in Zambia, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.7837 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.6331 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.4198 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.2847 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.5679 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.5366 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.5895 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.27 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 0.0982 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 Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.11 live births per woman against 4.04 live births per woman in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.