Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.08 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
26th
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
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4.08 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% 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 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.
That places Equatorial Guinea 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 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% |
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 | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2012)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0327 units per person (2015)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 live births per woman in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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. share of women with no education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.