Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia
Liberia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 37.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia is 37.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 121.9% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia peaked at 37.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2016.
That places Liberia 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.3% | — |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +61.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -47.0% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +121.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 16.8% | 37.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Liberia was 37.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Liberia ranks 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release