Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total was 1.26 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Liberia is 1.26, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Liberia peaked at 1.39 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1960.
That places Liberia 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 20-24, total in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2 | — |
| 1965 | 0.35 | +75.0% |
| 1970 | 0.43 | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.92 | +114.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 | +27.2% |
| 1985 | 1.35 | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 1.27 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.16 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.275 | 0.2 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.675 | 0.43 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 129 Lesotho 1.48 compare
- 130 Zambia 1.45 compare
- 131 Central African Republic 1.42 compare
- 133 Mauritania 1.21 compare
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.11 compare
- 135 Senegal 1.07 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 284,875 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 284,866 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Liberia was 1.26 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 20-24, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Liberia ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.