Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.84 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.84 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.74 live births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.84 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 33rd 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 | 5.9 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 6.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.15 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers 5,371 (2010)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau was 3.84 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 live births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.