Share of primary school teachers who are women in Liberia
Liberia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 15.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Liberia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 15.7% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Liberia peaked at 28.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 212th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 11.9% | 28.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 20.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 15.7% | 20.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Liberia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Liberia was 15.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Liberia ranks 212th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.