Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education was 31.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia stood at 31.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia peaked at 89.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2010.
Liberia ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.3% | — |
| 1965 | 85.3% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 80.9% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 74.5% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 67.0% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 58.8% | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 56.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.3% | 85.3% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 74.5% | 80.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 58.8% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 56.8% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 57.4% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia was 31.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education?
- Liberia ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education