Ethiopia vs Liberia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ethiopia
49.9%
in 2025
Liberia
53.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Liberia rank
8th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 53.3% against 49.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 33.6% | 19.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 26.5% | 16.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 40.3% | 8.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 53.3% against 49.9% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 3.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release