Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guernsey
Guernsey: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.36 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guernsey, 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 Guernsey stood at 1.36 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guernsey peaked at 2.48 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.32 live births per woman, in 2019.
That places Guernsey 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Guernsey
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.37 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guernsey?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guernsey was 1.36 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 live births per woman in 2019.
- How does Guernsey rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Guernsey ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey 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.