Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female was 2.82 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia stood at 2.82. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia peaked at 2.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 1960.
That places Liberia 132nd 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 total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.27 | — |
| 1965 | 0.33 | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.42 | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.53 | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 0.54 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.57 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | +108.8% |
| 1995 | 1.65 | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 2.15 | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 2.59 | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.82 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.475 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.555 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.42 | 1.19 | 1.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 2.15 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 129 Central African Republic 3.18 compare
- 130 Mauritania 2.87 compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 2.83 compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.79 compare
- 134 Pakistan 2.7 compare
- 135 Gambia 2.62 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 barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Liberia was 2.82 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female?
- Liberia ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 total schooling, age 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of education completed among females age 35-39.