Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Liberia
Liberia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 67.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 67.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Liberia peaked at 95.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 210th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.3% | — |
| 1971 | 22.4% | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 24.1% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 32.4% | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +62.1% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +76.6% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 21.3% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 55.7% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 83.4% | 91.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 49.7% | 95.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.2% | 71.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Liberia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Liberia was 67.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Liberia ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release