Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Kenya
3.17 live births per woman
in 2024
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
54th
Namibia rank
52nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.17 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.48 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 7.85 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 0.8716 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.2843 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 0.002 live births per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.17 live births per woman in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Kenya ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 52nd 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.