Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Liberia
Liberia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.95 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Liberia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.95 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Liberia peaked at 6.92 live births per woman in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.95 live births per woman, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.18 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.18 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 live births per woman | 3.95 live births per woman | 4.17 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 27 Gambia 4.01 live births per woman compare
- 28 Ethiopia 3.99 live births per woman compare
- 29 Madagascar 3.97 live births per woman compare
- 31 Comoros 3.88 live births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 live births per woman compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 live births per woman compare
More education data for Liberia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Liberia?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 live births per woman in 1979.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.