Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guam
Guam: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.78 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guam, 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 Guam is 2.78 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guam peaked at 6.45 live births per woman in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.58 live births per woman, in 2002.
That places Guam 63rd 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 | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.24 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | 4.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Guam
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.9% (1989)
- Primary education, teachers 775 (1989)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.75 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Labor force, total 78,007 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guam?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guam was 2.78 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 live births per woman in 1957.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Guam rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Guam ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam 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.