Nigeria vs Tanzania: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
Tanzania rank
13th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.61 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.13 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.0781 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.38 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.3483 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.3482 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.0128 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.27 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.3381 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 0.5609 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.4266 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 0.1105 live births per woman | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.61 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.13 live births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 13th 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.