Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.6 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Vanuatu is 3.6 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Vanuatu peaked at 7.04 live births per woman in 1954 and was at its lowest, 3.6 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.02 live births per woman | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | 4.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.79 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 live births per woman | 3.6 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 41 Gabon 3.65 live births per woman compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 3.64 live births per woman compare
- 43 Pakistan 3.6 live births per woman compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 3.56 live births per woman compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 3.5 live births per woman compare
- 47 Ghana 3.4 live births per woman compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,892 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.57 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Vanuatu?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Vanuatu was 3.6 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 live births per woman in 1954.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.