What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.59 live births per woman in 2020.

How does Australia rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?

Australia ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia

Name: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.64 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.64 live births per woman

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

146th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.54 live births per woman

in 1961

All-time low

1.59 live births per woman

in 2020

Years of data

1950–2023

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia, 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia is 1.64 live births per woman, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia peaked at 3.54 live births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.59 live births per woman, in 2020.

Australia ranks 146th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.26 live births per woman	3.06 live births per woman	3.44 live births per woman	10
1960s	3.14 live births per woman	2.85 live births per woman	3.54 live births per woman	10
1970s	2.36 live births per woman	1.91 live births per woman	2.95 live births per woman	10
1980s	1.89 live births per woman	1.84 live births per woman	1.94 live births per woman	10
1990s	1.83 live births per woman	1.76 live births per woman	1.91 live births per woman	10
2000s	1.85 live births per woman	1.74 live births per woman	2.02 live births per woman	10
2010s	1.82 live births per woman	1.67 live births per woman	1.95 live births per woman	10
2020s	1.63 live births per woman	1.59 live births per woman	1.65 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Australia

143 New Zealand 1.67 live births per woman compare
144 Colombia 1.65 live births per woman compare
145 France 1.64 live births per woman compare
147 Saint Helena 1.64 live births per woman compare
148 Turkey 1.62 live births per woman compare
149 United States 1.62 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More education data for Australia

Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia?: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Australia was 1.64 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 3.54 live births per woman in 1961.
What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.59 live births per woman in 2020.
How does Australia rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?: Australia ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The 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.