Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 28.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 28.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia peaked at 78.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2010.
Liberia ranks 16th 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.2% | — |
| 1965 | 74.1% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 71.2% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 60.1% | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 45.9% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.2% | 74.1% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.7% | 60.1% | 71.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 43.7% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 45.9% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 45.1% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Liberia was 28.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Liberia ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education