Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia
Liberia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 26.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Liberia stood at 26.2%. 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or 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.
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
- 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 26.2% 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 26.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1974.
- How does Liberia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 142 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 20.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release