Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 3.6 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.6 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.53 live births per woman
in 1974
All-time low
3.6 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 3.6 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.53 live births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.6 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.23 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.22 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.2 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.19 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.18 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.18 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.19 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.2 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.21 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.22 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.24 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.26 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.28 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.31 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.33 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.35 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.37 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.39 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.42 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.44 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.49 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 6.43 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.39 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.33 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 6.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 6.16 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.1 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 5.99 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.88 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.83 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.77 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.7 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.63 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.56 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.55 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.47 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.3 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.23 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.16 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.1 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.06 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.01 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.96 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.94 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.93 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.96 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.84 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.72 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.66 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.58 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.49 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.07 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.98 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.83 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.76 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.69 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.64 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6 live births per woman | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 live births per woman | 3.6 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 5 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,093 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.6 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 live births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.