Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Philippines
Philippines: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.92 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Philippines, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.92 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Philippines peaked at 7.13 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.92 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Philippines 120th out of 236 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.07 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.69 live births per woman | 5.25 live births per woman | 6.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.72 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 4.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 live births per woman | 3.38 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Philippines?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Philippines was 1.92 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Philippines ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.