Liberia vs Niger: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Liberia
66.6%
in 2022
Niger
64.7%
in 2024
Liberia rank
213th
Niger rank
214th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Liberia
- Niger
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 66.6% against 64.7% in Niger, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 213th and Niger ranks 214th of 217 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 15.3% | 25.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 44.5% | 22.3% | 22.1% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 29.6% | 51.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 48.1% | 47.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 70.0% | 13.1% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 66.1% | 1.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Liberia or Niger?
- Liberia, at 66.6% against 64.7% in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Liberia and Niger?
- 1.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Liberia ranks 213th and Niger ranks 214th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.