Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Liberia
Liberia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 1,986 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Liberia, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1,986 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Liberia peaked at 1,986 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 590, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 118th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 627 | 590 | 664 | 2 |
| 1970s | 815 | 758 | 872 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,081 | 1,004 | 1,158 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,134 | 1,130 | 1,137 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,683 | 1,627 | 1,739 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,986 | 1,986 | 1,986 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 115 Kuwait 2,316 compare
- 116 Mongolia 2,029 compare
- 117 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 2,017 compare
- 119 Latvia, Republic of 1,946 compare
- 120 Jamaica 1,926 compare
- 121 Slovenia, Republic of 1,700 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Liberia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Liberia was 1,986 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,986 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 590 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Liberia ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.