Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9437 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Liberia stood at 0.9437 GPI. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.9437 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6454 GPI, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 152nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6665 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.6454 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7762 GPI | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8023 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7851 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8244 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.801 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7913 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9394 GPI | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9437 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6665 GPI | 0.6665 GPI | 0.6665 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7523 GPI | 0.6454 GPI | 0.8023 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8599 GPI | 0.7913 GPI | 0.9437 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 149 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9588 GPI compare
- 150 Gibraltar 0.9564 GPI compare
- 151 Greece 0.9564 GPI compare
- 153 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9429 GPI compare
- 154 British Virgin Islands 0.9397 GPI compare
- 155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9383 GPI 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, gender parity index in Liberia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Liberia was 0.9437 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9437 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6454 GPI in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.