Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Fiji
Fiji: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Fiji, 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 Fiji is 2.28 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Fiji peaked at 6.6 live births per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2.28 live births per woman, in 2023.
Fiji ranks 91st 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 | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 6.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 4.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 88 Northern Mariana Islands 2.35 live births per woman compare
- 89 Guatemala 2.31 live births per woman compare
- 90 American Samoa 2.29 live births per woman compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 2.28 live births per woman compare
- 93 Suriname 2.25 live births per woman compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2.24 live births per woman compare
More education data for Fiji
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,295 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.27 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Fiji?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 live births per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Fiji ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.