Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.77 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
131st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.69 live births per woman
in 1963
All-time low
1.77 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador is 1.77 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador peaked at 6.69 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.77 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.3 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.32 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 6.36 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 6.39 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 6.43 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 6.56 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 6.59 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 6.62 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.69 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.68 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.64 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 6.57 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.49 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 6.39 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 6.28 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.18 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.13 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.03 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.93 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5.82 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 5.71 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 5.59 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 5.47 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.36 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.23 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.11 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 4.99 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.83 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 4.65 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 4.48 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.32 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.19 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.17 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.1 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.03 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.96 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.89 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.69 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.61 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.57 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.48 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 3.38 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.34 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.22 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.08 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.93 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.64 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.52 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.44 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.29 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.26 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.24 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.07 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.97 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.84 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.82 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.78 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.77 live births per woman | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 6.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 live births per woman | 4.03 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 live births per woman | 3.22 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 128 Georgia 1.81 live births per woman compare
- 129 Montenegro 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 130 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.78 live births per woman compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 live births per woman compare
- 133 Bulgaria 1.75 live births per woman compare
- 134 Brunei Darussalam 1.75 live births per woman compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in El Salvador was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- El Salvador ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.