Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 12.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Liberia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 12.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Liberia peaked at 12.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 124th 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 20-24 with secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1965 | 3.1% | +79.1% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | +26.6% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | +123.1% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 121 Sierra Leone 14.2% compare
- 122 Central African Republic 13.7% compare
- 123 Malawi 12.3% compare
- 125 Cuba 10.5% compare
- 126 Eswatini 9.4% compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 9.3% compare
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 20-24 with secondary in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Liberia was 12.2% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Liberia ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary