Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 7.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 7.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Liberia peaked at 7.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 120th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +173.0% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +56.4% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +62.7% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 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+ with secondary in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Liberia was 7.7% 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+ with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Liberia ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary