Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 4.12 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.12 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.99 live births per woman
in 1990
All-time low
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea is 4.12 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.99 live births per woman in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.08 live births per woman, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.68 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.67 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.67 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.65 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.65 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.69 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.71 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.73 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.76 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.78 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.79 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.8 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.81 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.81 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.8 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.79 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.79 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.82 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.83 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.86 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.88 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.93 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.95 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.97 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.98 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.99 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.99 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.99 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.97 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.96 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.91 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.88 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.83 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.73 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.62 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.56 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.43 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.36 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.29 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.21 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.13 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.04 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.95 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.86 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.69 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.51 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.43 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.35 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.27 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.17 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.08 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.12 live births per woman | +0.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.12 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.12 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 5.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,327 (2005)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,300 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,889 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,707 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 93,396 (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea was 4.12 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 live births per woman in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.