Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.45 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.26 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.45 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 1.45 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 5.26 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.45 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 183rd 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.
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.26 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.22 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.13 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.08 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.04 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 4.84 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 4.68 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 4.57 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.47 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.23 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.08 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.94 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 3.78 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.63 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.48 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.35 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.11 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.01 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.92 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.83 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.75 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.68 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.55 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.29 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.18 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.03 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.85 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.94 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.05 live births per woman | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.14 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.89 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.74 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.57 live births per woman | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 live births per woman | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 live births per woman | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.99 live births per woman | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.52 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.48 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.4% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.45 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.45 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More education data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.45 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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
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.