Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 25.4% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 25.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Liberia peaked at 28.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1960.
That places Liberia 123rd 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 20-24 with secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3% | — |
| 1965 | 5.9% | +79.7% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | +26.6% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +153.0% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 24.8% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 7.5% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.6% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.4% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 120 Malawi 27.6% compare
- 121 Algeria 27.5% compare
- 122 Cambodia 25.8% compare
- 124 Afghanistan 24.8% compare
- 125 Côte d'Ivoire 24.1% compare
- 126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.9% 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 25.4% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Liberia ranks 123rd 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 24.7%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)