Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia
Liberia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 26.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia, 1974–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia is 26.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia peaked at 26.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1974.
That places Liberia 113th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5.5% | — |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +295.3% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 26.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Liberia was 26.2% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1974.
- How does Liberia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.