Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Liberia
Liberia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 34.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Liberia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Liberia is 34.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 206.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Liberia peaked at 34.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2011.
That places Liberia 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.4% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 28.3% | 34.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 40 Gambia 37.3% compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 37.2% compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 35.6% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 34.7% compare
- 45 British Virgin Islands 34.3% compare
- 46 Madagascar 34.1% compare
More education data for Liberia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Liberia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Liberia was 34.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2011.
- How does Liberia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Liberia ranks 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.