Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.89 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar stood at 1.89 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Gibraltar peaked at 4.26 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.63 live births per woman, in 2003.
That places Gibraltar 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.82 live births per woman | 2.68 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.49 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.64 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Gibraltar
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 197 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Gibraltar?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Gibraltar was 1.89 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 Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 live births per woman in 2003.
- How does Gibraltar rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Gibraltar ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.