Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.64 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.64 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.62 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.59 live births per woman
in 2004
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saint Helena, 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
Saint Helena recorded 1.64 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saint Helena peaked at 5.62 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.59 live births per woman, in 2004.
Saint Helena ranks 144th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.62 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.58 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 5.54 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.49 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.45 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 5.47 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 5.44 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.42 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.38 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 5.35 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.29 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 5.22 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 5.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 5.06 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.99 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.94 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.92 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.86 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 4.75 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 4.41 live births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 4 live births per woman | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 3.7 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 3.49 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 3.38 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.26 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 3.09 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 2.95 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.86 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.81 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.79 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.81 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.77 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.67 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.54 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 2.42 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2.35 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 2.29 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.25 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.21 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.14 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.08 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.02 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.95 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.88 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.83 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.77 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.75 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.72 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.71 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.68 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.65 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.62 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.59 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.59 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.61 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.62 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.63 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.67 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.69 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.69 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.69 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.68 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.67 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.66 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.65 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.64 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.64 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.64 live births per woman | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.47 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 5.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 5 |
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More education data for Saint Helena
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 37 (1982)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 41.94 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53 (1998)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1986)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 255 (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saint Helena?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saint Helena was 1.64 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Saint Helena rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Saint Helena ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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.