Birth rate higher for women with high education in 2023
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release | Births 2023According to Statistics Finland, the total fertility rate was 1.59 for women born in Finland with master's level education in 2023. The figure was clearly higher than among women with lower education than this. However, the birth rate went down from the previous year in all educational groups.
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- Women's total fertility rate was 1.26 in 2023, which was the lowest value in the measuring history.
- The birth rate has fallen least among those with tertiary level education: for women born in Finland with at least master’s level education the total fertility rate was 1.59.
- The birth rate for women born in Finland with basic level education was 0.94 and for those with upper secondary level education 1.04 children per woman.
- The total fertility rate of women of Finnish background was 1.23 and that of women of foreign background was 1.42.
- The birth rate of Swedish speakers was higher, 1.46 children per woman, than that of Finnish speakers, 1.23 children per woman.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Births [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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