Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 2.35 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.35
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
85th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.74
in 1968
All-time low
1.61
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 2.35 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 7.74 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1999.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 85th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.08 | — |
| 1951 | 6.08 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.08 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.08 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.08 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.07 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.06 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.05 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.03 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.99 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 5.96 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.91 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 5.85 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 5.79 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.72 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.66 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.59 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.7 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 7.74 | +35.8% |
| 1969 | 7.62 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 7.44 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 7.13 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 6.78 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.4 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 6.02 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 5.62 | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 5.23 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 4.83 | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 4.43 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 4.05 | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 3.65 | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 3.26 | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 2.9 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 2.58 | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 2.32 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 2.15 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.17 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.34 | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 2.16 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.02 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 2.34 | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 2.82 | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 3.07 | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 3.23 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.98 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.08 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.59 | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 2.25 | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.69 | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 1.61 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.64 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.26 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.61 | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.79 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.81 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.74 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 3.21 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.33 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.54 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.37 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.92 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.76 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.64 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.49 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.44 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.39 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.35 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.06 | 5.99 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.15 | 5.59 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.79 | 4.05 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 | 2.02 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 1.61 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 1.64 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 | 2.56 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.35 | 2.49 | 4 |
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More education data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.32 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.35 (2023)
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 (2023)
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Northern Mariana Islands was 2.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 in 1968.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1999.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 85th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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