4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Liberia
Liberia: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) was 13.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Liberia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 13.3 for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Liberia peaked at 19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2008.
That places Liberia 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3 | -30.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 13.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 13.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +83.3% | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | +46.2% | 13 | 19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Liberia?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Liberia was 13.3 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2019.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Liberia ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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