Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia
Liberia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 16.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 16.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia peaked at 17.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1974.
Liberia ranks 119th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.6% | — |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +430.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +55.2% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.2% | 17.3% | 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 upper secondary education or in Liberia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia was 16.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1974.
- How does Liberia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Liberia ranks 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release