Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 2.67 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia is 2.67, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia peaked at 2.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 128th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4 | — |
| 1965 | 0.46 | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 0.56 | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 0.69 | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 0.72 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.78 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.89 | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | +103.4% |
| 2000 | 2.26 | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 2.67 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.43 | 0.4 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.625 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.35 | 0.89 | 1.81 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 2.26 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 125 India 2.82 compare
- 126 Maldives 2.74 compare
- 127 Central African Republic 2.7 compare
- 129 Morocco 2.59 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 2.55 compare
- 131 Afghanistan 2.51 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,341 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,232 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,395 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.5 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Liberia was 2.67 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Liberia ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.