Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate

Côte d'Ivoire
4.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.48 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 7.6 live births per woman 6.4 live births per woman 1.2 live births per woman Côte d'Ivoire
1960s 7.82 live births per woman 6.38 live births per woman 1.44 live births per woman Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 7.86 live births per woman 6.72 live births per woman 1.14 live births per woman Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 7.28 live births per woman 6.66 live births per woman 0.614 live births per woman Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 6.17 live births per woman 6.27 live births per woman 0.1047 live births per woman Nigeria
2000s 5.53 live births per woman 6.07 live births per woman 0.5462 live births per woman Nigeria
2010s 4.97 live births per woman 5.49 live births per woman 0.5213 live births per woman Nigeria
2020s 4.38 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 0.2165 live births per woman Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.48 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
0.2 live births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.