Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 8.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary 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 25+ with secondary in Liberia stood at 8.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Liberia peaked at 8.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 115th 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 25+ with secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +174.2% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +51.8% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 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 25+ with secondary in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Liberia was 8.8% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary