Kenya vs Tonga: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Kenya
3.17 live births per woman
in 2024
Tonga
3.1 live births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
54th
Tonga rank
56th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.17 live births per woman against 3.1 live births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 54th and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.48 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.8081 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 7.85 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 live births per woman | 5.34 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.9305 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.739 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.2895 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 0.0962 live births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Kenya or Tonga?
- Kenya, at 3.17 live births per woman against 3.1 live births per woman in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Kenya and Tonga?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Kenya ranks 54th and Tonga ranks 56th 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.