Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Ghana
Ghana: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 3.4 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.4 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.95 live births per woman
in 1969
All-time low
3.4 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.4 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Ghana peaked at 6.95 live births per woman in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.4 live births per woman, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.7 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.73 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 6.75 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 6.78 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.8 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 6.82 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.85 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.86 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.87 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.94 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.9 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.88 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.86 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.89 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.95 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 6.95 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 6.95 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.92 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.87 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 6.76 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 6.7 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.64 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 6.56 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 6.31 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.23 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.12 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 6.08 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.02 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 5.92 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.82 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.74 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.63 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.52 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.41 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.25 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.11 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.96 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.88 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.83 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.82 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.83 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.69 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.29 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.22 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.18 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.18 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.18 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.15 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.03 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.98 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.87 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.71 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.65 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.59 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.54 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.49 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.43 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4 live births per woman | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 6.86 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.82 live births per woman | 5.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 4.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 44 Vanuatu 3.6 live births per woman compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 3.56 live births per woman compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 3.5 live births per woman compare
- 48 French Guiana 3.39 live births per woman compare
- 49 Naoero 3.33 live births per woman compare
- 50 Palestine, State of 3.31 live births per woman compare
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Ghana?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Ghana was 3.4 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 live births per woman in 1969.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.