Liberia vs Niger: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Liberia
62.7%
in 2022
Niger
58.3%
in 2024
Liberia rank
179th
Niger rank
181st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Liberia
- Niger
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 62.7% against 58.3% in Niger, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 179th and Niger ranks 181st of 190 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 20 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Liberia |
| 1920s | 2.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% | Liberia |
| 1930s | 3.7% | 0.2% | 3.5% | Liberia |
| 1940s | 6.1% | 0.3% | 5.9% | Liberia |
| 1950s | 8.7% | 0.8% | 7.9% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 18.2% | 4.8% | 13.5% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 10.4% | 22.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 18.1% | 32.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 20.7% | 17.6% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 40.3% | 1.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 56.7% | 26.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 56.4% | 7.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Liberia or Niger?
- Liberia, at 62.7% against 58.3% in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Liberia and Niger?
- 4.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Liberia ranks 179th and Niger ranks 181st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.