Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 9.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia is 9.7%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia peaked at 12.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1960.
That places Liberia 143rd 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1965 | 3.3% | +175.0% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +75.5% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | +72.7% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.8% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 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 secondary in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia was 9.7% 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 secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Liberia ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)