Total fertility rate by education U.S. 2019

In 2019, the group of women with the highest total fertility rate were those with no high school diploma. This statistic depicts the total fertility rate of U.S. women in 2019, by maternal educational attainment.

Total fertility rate for women in the United States in 2019, by maternal education (per 1,000 women)

Characteristic	Number of births per 1,000 women
12th grade or less, no diploma	2,791
High school graduate	2,053
Some college credit, no degree	1,808
Associate's degree	1,312
Bachelor's degree	1,284
Master's degree	1,405
Doctorate or professional degree	1,523

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Age group

15-49 years

Supplementary notes

The total fertility rate is the expected number of births a group of women would have by the end of their reproductive lifetimes if the age-specific birth rates in a given year continued throughout their childbearing years. The rate is the sum of the age-specific birth rates (for the 5-year age groups from 15 through 49 for this report) multiplied by 5 and can be expressed as the average expected number of children that would be born per 1,000 women.
Education attainment is asked of the mother or her surrogate, for the highest degree or level of school completed at the time of delivery.

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