Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.64 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Saint Helena, 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 Saint Helena stood at 1.64 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Saint Helena peaked at 5.62 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.59 live births per woman, in 2004.
That places Saint Helena 147th 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 | 5.47 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 5.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Helena
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 95.7% (1998)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 0.0% (1986)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.0% (1995)
- Share of primary school teachers who are women 91.2% (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Saint Helena?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Saint Helena was 1.64 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Saint Helena rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Saint Helena ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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.