Eritrea vs Senegal: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Eritrea
3.68 live births per woman
in 2024
Senegal
3.77 live births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
37th
Senegal rank
34th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Eritrea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.77 live births per woman against 3.68 live births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 0.3391 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 0.6622 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 0.6875 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.4191 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.0371 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 0.1763 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 0.488 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 0.0814 live births per woman | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Eritrea or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.77 live births per woman against 3.68 live births per woman in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Eritrea and Senegal?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.