Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.71 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 3.71 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Eritrea peaked at 6.65 live births per woman in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.71 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 38th 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 | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 5.52 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.66 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4 live births per woman | 4.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Eritrea?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Eritrea was 3.71 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.65 live births per woman in 1983.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Eritrea ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.