Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Liberia
Liberia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.475 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Liberia, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.475 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Liberia peaked at 0.5386 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2927 GPIA, in 1974.
Liberia ranks 126th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.2927 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.4595 GPIA | +57.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3656 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5386 GPIA | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 0.475 GPIA | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2927 GPIA | 0.2927 GPIA | 0.2927 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4597 GPIA | 0.3656 GPIA | 0.5386 GPIA | 4 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Liberia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Liberia was 0.475 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5386 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2927 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Liberia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Liberia ranks 126th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release