Adolescents out of school, female in Liberia
Liberia: Adolescents out of school, female was 43.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Liberia, 2014–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 43.3% for adolescents out of school, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Liberia peaked at 43.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2016.
That places Liberia 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Adolescents out of school, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.4% | — |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +4.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 43.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 43.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.9% | 32.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 39.6% | 43.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 12 Cape Verde 48.2% compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.8% compare
- 14 Yemen 44.5%
- 16 Iraq 42.9%
- 17 Honduras 42.6% compare
- 18 Eritrea 42.2% compare
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Liberia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Liberia was 43.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Liberia ranks 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.