Mexico vs Philippines: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Mexico
1.89 live births per woman
in 2024
Philippines
1.89 live births per woman
in 2024
Mexico rank
122nd
Philippines rank
121st
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.89 live births per woman against 1.89 live births per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Mexico ranks 122nd and Philippines ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.74 live births per woman | 7.07 live births per woman | 0.3315 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.77 live births per woman | 0.0034 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1970s | 5.81 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.1197 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.5934 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.09 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.9749 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.6511 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.0124 live births per woman | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Mexico or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.89 live births per woman against 1.89 live births per woman in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Mexico and Philippines?
- 0 live births per woman, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Mexico ranks 122nd and Philippines ranks 121st 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.