Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.81 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female 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 25+, female in Liberia is 0.81, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Liberia peaked at 0.81 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1960.
That places Liberia 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.06 | — |
| 1965 | 0.1 | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 0.15 | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.24 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.31 | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4 | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.48 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.55 | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.66 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.81 | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.275 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.44 | 0.4 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.605 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Liberia was 0.81 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 25+, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Liberia ranks 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 25.