Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montserrat
Montserrat: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.44 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montserrat, 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 Montserrat stood at 1.44 live births per woman.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montserrat peaked at 4.87 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.2 live births per woman, in 1999.
That places Montserrat 184th 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 | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 4.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.28 live births per woman | 3.86 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.04 live births per woman | 2.32 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.31 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Montserrat
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.2% (2023)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 44.7% (2019)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 32.2% (2019)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school 93.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montserrat?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Montserrat was 1.44 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 live births per woman in 1999.
- How does Montserrat rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Montserrat ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.