Lesotho vs East Timor: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Lesotho
2.66 live births per woman
in 2024
East Timor
2.63 live births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
71st
East Timor rank
74th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.66 live births per woman against 2.63 live births per woman in East Timor, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and East Timor ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.7284 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.2758 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.3 live births per woman | 0.4649 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 0.1863 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 0.7308 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.74 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.0698 live births per woman | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Lesotho or East Timor?
- Lesotho, at 2.66 live births per woman against 2.63 live births per woman in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Lesotho and East Timor?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and East Timor ranks 74th 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.