Korea vs Taïwan: Womens educational attainment vs fertility

Korea
0.72
in 2023
Taïwan
0.87
in 2023
Korea rank
227th
Taïwan rank
225th

Womens educational attainment vs fertility over time

  • Korea
  • Taïwan
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How they compare

Taïwan currently reports 0.87 against 0.72 in Korea, a difference of 0.15.

That makes Taïwan's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taïwan ahead.

Korea ranks 227th and Taïwan ranks 225th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Taïwan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Taïwan Difference Ahead
1950s 6.14 6.46 0.3258 Taïwan
1960s 5.1 5.04 0.0565 Korea
1970s 3.49 3.15 0.3416 Korea
1980s 1.98 2.04 0.0611 Taïwan
1990s 1.62 1.72 0.1024 Taïwan
2000s 1.22 1.21 0.0186 Korea
2010s 1.14 1.11 0.0318 Korea
2020s 0.7738 0.9263 0.1525 Taïwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher womens educational attainment vs fertility, Korea or Taïwan?
Taïwan, at 0.87 against 0.72 in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in womens educational attainment vs fertility between Korea and Taïwan?
0.15, with Taïwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Taïwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea and Taïwan rank globally for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
Korea ranks 227th and Taïwan ranks 225th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Womens educational attainment vs fertility
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed