Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Liberia
Liberia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 26.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Liberia, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 26.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 50.5% on the previous year and up 183.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Liberia peaked at 26.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2008.
That places Liberia 74th out of 81 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.5% | — |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 13.3% | 26.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Liberia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Liberia was 26.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Liberia ranks 74th out of 81 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release