Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.44
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
180th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.26
in 1950
All-time low
1.44
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten is 1.44, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten peaked at 5.26 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.44, in 2024.
That places Sint Maarten 180th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.26 | — |
| 1951 | 5.22 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.17 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.13 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.08 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.04 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.96 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.91 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 4.84 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 4.77 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 4.68 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 4.57 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.47 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 4.35 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.23 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.08 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.94 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 3.78 | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.63 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.48 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.35 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.11 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.01 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.92 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.83 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.75 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.68 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.63 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.59 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.29 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.18 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.03 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.85 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.05 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.14 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.17 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.89 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.99 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.52 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.48 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.45 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.44 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 | 4.84 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 | 3.63 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 | 2.63 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 | 1.9 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 | 1.85 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.57 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1.48 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten
More education data for Sint Maarten
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sint Maarten was 1.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 in 2024.
- How does Sint Maarten rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Sint Maarten ranks 180th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Sint Maarten?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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