Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia
Liberia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.14 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.14 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4189 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia is 1.14 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4189 modelled data, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 28th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4189 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4287 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.433 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4419 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4521 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4652 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4719 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4798 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4895 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5012 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.517 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5297 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5419 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5499 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5575 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5773 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5941 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6162 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6317 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.644 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6524 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6651 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6831 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6993 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7101 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7194 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7316 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7457 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7735 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8193 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8654 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9095 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9456 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9752 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4534 modelled data | 0.4189 modelled data | 0.4895 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5617 modelled data | 0.5012 modelled data | 0.6317 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7024 modelled data | 0.644 modelled data | 0.7735 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9688 modelled data | 0.8193 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 66.59 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia was 1.14 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4189 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Liberia ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release