Which has higher children out of school, male, Liberia or Lower middle income?

Liberia, at 39.2% against 8.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Lower middle income?

9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Lower middle income: Children out of school, male

Liberia

39.2%

in 2022

Lower middle income

8.5%

in 2025

Liberia rank

5th

Lower middle income rank

3rd

Children out of school, male over time

Liberia
Lower middle income

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 39.2% against 8.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 30.7%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 4.6 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 177 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	58.0%	12.4%	45.6%	Liberia
2010s	13.6%	9.7%	3.9%	Liberia
2020s	35.7%	8.6%	27.1%	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, male, Liberia or Lower middle income?: Liberia, at 39.2% against 8.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in children out of school, male between Liberia and Lower middle income?: 30.7%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Lower middle income?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Lower middle income rank globally for children out of school, male?: Liberia ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)
Unit: % of male primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,664 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.