Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women by country
Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.
Countries reporting
113
Highest
81.6%
Finland
Lowest
3.7%
Albania
Median
46.8%
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
1,022
What the numbers show
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 81.6% in Finland; the lowest is 3.7% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.8%, and the mean is 44.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 211.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 65.1%).
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 81.6% | 2015 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 2 | China | 80.5% | 2017 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 80.2% | 2011 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 77.6% | 2008 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 77.4% | 2012 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 6 | Colombia | 75.9% | 2015 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 75.6% | 1993 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | France | 72.7% | 2010 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 72.4% | 2018 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 71.1% | 2012 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 70.7% | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 70.0% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 69.1% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 14 | North Korea | 68.8% | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 67.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 66.5% | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 66.4% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 66.1% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 65.8% | 2015 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 65.4% | 2018 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 65.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 64.7% | 2020 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 64.7% | 2016 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 62.0% | 2019 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 60.9% | 2014 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Cuba | 60.1% | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 59.9% | 2018 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 59.8% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 59.1% | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Rwanda | 58.4% | 2020 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 57.9% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 32 | Iran | 57.0% | 2010 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | Eswatini | 57.0% | 2022 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 56.9% | 2014 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kenya | 56.9% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 36 | India | 56.4% | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 56.4% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Namibia | 55.3% | 2013 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 55.0% | 2011 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 55.0% | 1997 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 54.7% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 54.1% | 2009 | — | rising |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 53.6% | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Jamaica | 53.2% | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 52.8% | 2021 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 46 | El Salvador | 52.1% | 2021 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 51.6% | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 51.3% | 2016 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.0% | 2017 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 50.7% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 50.1% | 2018 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 48.9% | 2015 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 52 | Türkiye | 48.9% | 2018 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 48.4% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 47.5% | 2018 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 46.9% | 2015 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 57 | Lebanon | 46.8% | 2009 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.0% | 2019 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 45.9% | 2019 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 45.2% | 2018 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 45.1% | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 44.9% | 2019 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 44.7% | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 64 | Republic of Moldova | 43.9% | 2020 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 42.8% | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 66 | Madagascar | 42.7% | 2021 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | 42.7% | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 68 | Philippines | 41.8% | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 39.6% | 2007 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Kuwait | 39.3% | 1999 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 38.4% | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 38.0% | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.8% | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 74 | Syria | 37.5% | 2009 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 36.1% | 2018 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 34.6% | 2021 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Malaysia | 34.5% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 31.8% | 2017 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 31.3% | 2022 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 80 | Georgia | 31.2% | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 81 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 31.1% | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.5% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 83 | Yemen | 29.2% | 2013 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Guyana | 28.6% | 2020 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 85 | Armenia | 28.0% | 2016 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 86 | Ghana | 27.8% | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 27.1% | 2017 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 25.6% | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Mozambique | 25.4% | 2023 | up 124.8% | rising |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.2% | 2022 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Pakistan | 25.0% | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 92 | Timor-Leste | 24.1% | 2016 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 93 | Burundi | 22.9% | 2017 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Togo | 21.4% | 2017 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia | 21.3% | 2019 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 20.9% | 2019 | up 211.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.2% | 2019 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 19.8% | 2015 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 99 | Oman | 18.8% | 2014 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 100 | Nigeria | 18.2% | 2021 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 101 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.6% | 2018 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Gambia | 17.1% | 2020 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 103 | Benin | 16.9% | 2022 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 16.4% | 2018 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Cameroon | 15.4% | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 106 | Maldives | 14.9% | 2017 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 14.4% | 2019 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 108 | Niger | 13.9% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritania | 12.8% | 2021 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Sudan | 12.0% | 2014 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 111 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2018 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Chad | 6.7% | 2019 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 113 | Albania | 3.7% | 2018 | down 65.1% | volatile |
About this data
Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.