Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in East Timor
East Timor: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.71 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.71 live births per woman
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.61 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.71 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 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in East Timor peaked at 6.61 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.71 live births per woman, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.61 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.59 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.56 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 6.54 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.45 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 6.39 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.36 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.32 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.27 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 6.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.16 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 6.08 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 6.01 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 5.93 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 5.86 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 5.79 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.72 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.66 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.58 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.49 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.39 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 5.29 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 5.19 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 5.12 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.08 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.09 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.14 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.22 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 5.53 live births per woman | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 5.55 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.59 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.61 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.65 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5.67 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.68 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.72 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.76 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.81 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.83 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.87 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.88 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.91 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.94 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.94 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.96 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.96 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.97 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.93 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.92 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.9 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.85 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.74 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.61 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.47 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.33 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.17 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.99 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.82 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.61 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.21 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.78 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.58 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.24 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.12 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.89 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.71 live births per woman | -3.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.71 live births per woman is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.15 live births per woman, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.71 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.36 live births per woman | 6.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.04 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 live births per woman | 5.08 live births per woman | 5.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6 live births per woman | 5.22 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 live births per woman | 5.81 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 4.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in East Timor?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in East Timor was 2.71 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- East Timor ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.