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Women's educational attainment vs. number of children per woman

Shown on the x-axis is the average number of years of schooling of women in the reproductive age (15 to 49 years). On the y-axis you find the 'total fertility rate' – the
number of live births per woman in reproductive age.

Average years of schooling of women in reproductive age024681012ChildrenperwomanChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladeshMexicoMexicoVietnamVietnamIranIranFranceFranceItalyItalySouth AfricaSouth AfricaSudanSudanMoroccoMoroccoAfghanistanAfghanistanNigerNigerAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America19502010