Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 18.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Liberia, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 18.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.1% on the previous year and up 242.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Liberia peaked at 18.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2008.
That places Liberia 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.6% | — |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +73.6% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +90.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.2% | 18.1% | 3 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Liberia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Liberia was 18.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release