Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Niger
Niger: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Niger recorded 6.06 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.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Niger peaked at 7.93 live births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.06 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Niger 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.55 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 7.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.5 live births per woman | 7.47 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.51 live births per woman | 7.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 live births per woman | 7.78 live births per woman | 7.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 live births per woman | 7.78 live births per woman | 7.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.76 live births per woman | 7.68 live births per woman | 7.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Somalia 6.13 live births per woman compare
- 2 Chad 6.12 live births per woman compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 live births per woman compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 live births per woman compare
- 6 Mali 5.61 live births per woman compare
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.93 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Niger?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Niger was 6.06 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 live births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.