Ethiopia vs Liberia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Ethiopia
3.91 live births per woman
in 2024
Liberia
3.86 live births per woman
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
28th
Liberia rank
30th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.91 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.0522 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3127 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.6258 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.8152 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.6376 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.043 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.09 live births per woman | 4.02 live births per woman | 0.0676 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.91 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th 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.