Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Liberia
Liberia: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.9434 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9434 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
133rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9434 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2565 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia is 0.9434 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia peaked at 0.9434 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2565 modelled data, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 133rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Liberia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2565 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.2626 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.269 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2734 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2796 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2907 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2979 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3059 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3133 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.329 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3526 modelled data | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.376 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.397 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4161 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4306 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4389 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4484 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4592 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.479 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5007 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5175 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5355 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5502 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.558 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5721 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5837 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.609 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6257 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6417 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6569 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6825 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7142 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7409 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7638 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7868 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8084 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8212 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8396 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8572 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8708 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8824 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8992 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9148 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9278 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9434 modelled data | +1.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.9434 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.9434 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2832 modelled data | 0.2565 modelled data | 0.3133 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4127 modelled data | 0.329 modelled data | 0.479 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5694 modelled data | 0.5007 modelled data | 0.6417 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7671 modelled data | 0.6569 modelled data | 0.8572 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9064 modelled data | 0.8708 modelled data | 0.9434 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Liberia was 0.9434 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9434 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2565 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Liberia ranks 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release