Afghanistan vs Liberia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Afghanistan
50.6%
in 2025
Liberia
55.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
7th
Liberia rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 55.3% against 50.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 29.3% | 8.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 23.9% | 11.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 40.6% | 6.0% | Afghanistan |
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, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 55.3% against 50.6% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 4.7%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 4th 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, male (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