Lesotho vs East Timor: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
East Timor
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
East Timor rank
71st
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.7284 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.2758 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.3 live births per woman | 0.4649 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 0.1863 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 0.7308 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 0.0965 live births per woman | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Lesotho or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Lesotho and East Timor?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and East Timor ranks 71st 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.