Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Comoros
Comoros: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.88 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Comoros stood at 3.88 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Comoros peaked at 7.17 live births per woman in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.88 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Comoros 31st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.24 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.95 live births per woman | 6.79 live births per woman | 7.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.85 live births per woman | 5.28 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 28 Ethiopia 3.99 live births per woman compare
- 29 Madagascar 3.97 live births per woman compare
- 30 Liberia 3.95 live births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 live births per woman compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 live births per woman compare
- 34 Samoa 3.83 live births per woman compare
More education data for Comoros
- Population ages 15-64 58.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,952 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Comoros?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Comoros was 3.88 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 live births per woman in 1973.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Comoros ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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
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.