Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 4.08 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.99 live births per woman in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.08 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 26th 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 | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 5.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 live births per woman in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.