Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 35.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Liberia, 1974–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 35.6% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Liberia peaked at 35.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1974.
That places Liberia 112th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9.1% | — |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +233.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.3% | 35.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Liberia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Liberia was 35.6% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1974.
- How does Liberia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Liberia ranks 112th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.