New Caledonia vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
New Caledonia
1.96 live births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 live births per woman
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- New Caledonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Caledonia 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.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.25 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 0.1345 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 5.28 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 0.3125 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 4.52 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.5514 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 0.2353 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 0.4125 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.0231 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.0151 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 2 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.0128 live births per woman | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, New Caledonia or Sri Lanka?
- New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- New Caledonia ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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.