Ghana vs Pakistan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Ghana
3.34 live births per woman
in 2024
Pakistan
3.55 live births per woman
in 2024
Ghana rank
47th
Pakistan rank
44th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Ghana
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 3.55 live births per woman against 3.34 live births per woman in Ghana, a difference of 0.21 live births per woman.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Ghana ranks 47th and Pakistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 0.0009 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 0.1063 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 0.0303 live births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 6.15 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 0.4383 live births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 5.22 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.7106 live births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 4.5 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 0.2881 live births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.95 live births per woman | 4.05 live births per woman | 0.1074 live births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.44 live births per woman | 3.66 live births per woman | 0.2182 live births per woman | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Ghana or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 3.55 live births per woman against 3.34 live births per woman in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Ghana and Pakistan?
- 0.21 live births per woman, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Pakistan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Pakistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Ghana ranks 47th and Pakistan ranks 44th 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.