Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 1.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Liberia peaked at 2.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1965.
That places Liberia 109th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +22.6% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 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+ with tertiary schooling. in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Liberia was 1.9% 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+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1965.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Liberia ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary