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South Korea has currently the world’s lowest birth rate (0.72) .

However South Korean women (Ages 25-34) are the most educated people on the planet with a 76% college graduation rate.

In 1955, South Korea was mostly agrarian and one of the poorest nations. Female college rate was 1% (men were at 5%).

However, South Korean birth rate was at a massive 6.33 children per woman.

While wealthier nations generally have lower birth rates, the link between GDP and fertility isn't strictly linear.

Female education rates serve as an even more precise indicator than raw economic wealth.

Childbearing Aged Women (Ages 25-34) College Attainment and Birth Rates by Nation

Country / Territory	% College Educated Females (Ages 25–34)	Difference to Men (Percentage Points)	Birth Rate (Total Fertility Rate)

South Korea	76%	+13% (More Women)	0.72
Taiwan	70%	+8% (More Women)	0.85
Urban China (Tier-1 centers)	70% to 75%	+5% (More Women)	0.90
Japan	66%	+3% (More Women)	1.20
Hong Kong	65%	+5% (More Women)	1.24
Singapore	64%	+8% (More Women)	0.97
Spain	58%	+12% (More Women)	1.10
United Kingdom	57%	+12% (More Women)	1.56
United States	56%	+14% (More Women)	1.62
Sweden	54.4%	+17.2% (More Women)	1.33 to 1.44
Germany	40% to 43%	+5.6% (More Women)	1.35
Italy	38.5%	+13.5% (More Women)	1.18
Iran	30% to 35%	+10% to 15% (More Women)	1.35 to 1.66
Brazil	26%	+6% (More Women)	1.59 to 1.64
Mexico	24%	+2% (More Women)	1.84 to 1.97
India	19%	-2% (More Men)	1.90 to 2.09
Pakistan	8% to 9%	Near Parity (-0.5% to +1%)	3.09 to 3.50
Tanzania	4% to 5%	-2% (More Men)	4.41 to 4.52
Ethiopia	3% to 4%	-4% (More Men)	3.59 to 3.72
Niger	2%	-3% (More Men)	5.79 to 6.22