Inequality in education in Liberia
Liberia: Inequality in education was 0.4212 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4212
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4287
in 2013
All-time low
0.4212
in 2019
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Inequality in education in Liberia, 2013–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.4212 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Liberia peaked at 0.4287 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4212, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Inequality in education in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4287 | — |
| 2014 | 0.4287 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4287 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4287 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4287 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4287 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4212 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4212 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4212 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4212 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4212 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4212 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4212 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4276 | 0.4212 | 0.4287 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4212 | 0.4212 | 0.4212 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Liberia?
- Inequality in education in Liberia was 0.4212 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4287 in 2013.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4212 in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for inequality in education?
- Liberia ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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