Liberia vs Niger: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Liberia

61.7%

in 2022

Niger

59.6%

in 2024

Liberia rank

200th

Niger rank

202nd

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Liberia currently reports 61.7% against 59.6% in Niger, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 200th and Niger ranks 202nd of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.