Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Dominica
Dominica: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.48 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 1.48 live births per woman.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Dominica peaked at 6.18 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.48 live births per woman, in 2022.
Dominica ranks 175th 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 | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.24 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.91 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.86 live births per woman | 2.96 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 3.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 172 Grenada 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 173 Hungary 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 177 Croatia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 178 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
More education data for Dominica
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 552 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Dominica?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Dominica ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.