India vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
India
1.96 live births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 live births per woman
in 2024
India rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 1.96 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 0.4806 live births per woman | India |
| 1960s | 5.88 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 0.92 live births per woman | India |
| 1970s | 5.24 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | India |
| 1980s | 4.47 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | India |
| 1990s | 3.7 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | India |
| 2000s | 3 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.7384 live births per woman | India |
| 2010s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.2348 live births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 2 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.016 live births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, India or Sri Lanka?
- India, at 1.96 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- India ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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.