GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Liberia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
16.9%
in 2025
Liberia
38.3%
in 2022
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
10th
Liberia rank
10th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 38.3% against 16.9% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 21.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.3 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Liberia ahead.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 10th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 59.6% | 37.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 4.3% | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 35.0% | 17.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 38.3% against 16.9% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Liberia?
- 21.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Liberia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Liberia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 10th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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