Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 1.21 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia stood at 1.21. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia peaked at 1.21 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 124th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.13 | — |
| 1965 | 0.23 | +76.9% |
| 1970 | 0.35 | +52.2% |
| 1975 | 0.55 | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7 | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.81 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.87 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.755 | 0.7 | 0.81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.885 | 0.87 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,883 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Liberia was 1.21 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Liberia ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.