Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Guinea
Guinea: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.22 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.22 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.57 live births per woman
in 1987
All-time low
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.22 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.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Guinea peaked at 6.57 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.22 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Guinea 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.97 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.98 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.99 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.01 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.02 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.04 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.05 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.07 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.1 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.11 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 6.13 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.14 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.15 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.17 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.18 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.19 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.2 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.21 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.23 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.24 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.26 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 6.28 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.31 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.34 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.37 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.4 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 6.43 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.44 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 6.45 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.46 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.46 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.49 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 6.49 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.55 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.57 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.56 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 6.55 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.45 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.36 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 6.29 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.21 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.12 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.05 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.92 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.83 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.78 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.74 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.73 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.73 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.7 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.53 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.43 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.34 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.23 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.15 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.07 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.92 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.79 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.67 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.22 live births per woman | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.52 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 live births per woman | 4.58 live births per woman | 5.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.49 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,322 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 256,207 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 103,162 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99,093 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Guinea was 4.22 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.