Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate

Kiribati
3.15 live births per woman
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 3.15 live births per woman against 3.1 live births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 6.29 live births per woman 5.82 live births per woman 0.4672 live births per woman Kiribati
1960s 6.24 live births per woman 6.18 live births per woman 0.0645 live births per woman Kiribati
1970s 5.18 live births per woman 6.07 live births per woman 0.8853 live births per woman Papua New Guinea
1980s 4.87 live births per woman 5.48 live births per woman 0.6088 live births per woman Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.45 live births per woman 4.86 live births per woman 0.4066 live births per woman Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.85 live births per woman 4.25 live births per woman 0.3936 live births per woman Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.55 live births per woman 3.59 live births per woman 0.0475 live births per woman Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.2 live births per woman 3.19 live births per woman 0.0122 live births per woman Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Kiribati, at 3.15 live births per woman against 3.1 live births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 live births per woman, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
Kiribati ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th 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.