Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Liberia
Liberia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 51.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 51.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Liberia peaked at 55.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1999.
That places Liberia 171st 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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.0% | — |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.1% | 53.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 50.2% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 284,875 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 284,866 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Liberia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Liberia was 51.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Liberia ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.