Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 10.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of 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
Liberia recorded 10.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia peaked at 19.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 143rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1965 | 3.9% | +141.9% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | +124.3% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | +75.1% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 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 secondary in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Liberia was 10.6% 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 secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Liberia ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)