Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia
Liberia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 48.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia is 48.6%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia peaked at 49.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1999.
That places Liberia 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.0% | — |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 31.0% | 41.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 39.7% | 49.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Pakistan 51.8% compare
- 170 Yemen 51.5% compare
- 171 Afghanistan 50.6% compare
- 173 Mali 48.6% compare
- 174 Mauritania 47.7% compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.6% compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,341 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,232 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,395 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.5 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Liberia was 48.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Liberia ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.