South Korea vs Puerto Rico: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
South Korea
0.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.941 live births per woman
in 2023
South Korea rank
234th
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- South Korea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.941 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea, a difference of 0.221 live births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 234th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1960s | 5.1 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.49 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 0.5596 live births per woman | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.378 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.5504 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.5842 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.14 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.2047 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.7738 live births per woman | 0.9397 live births per woman | 0.166 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, South Korea or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.941 live births per woman against 0.72 live births per woman in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between South Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.221 live births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- South Korea ranks 234th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.