Inequality in education in Liberia
Liberia: Inequality in education was 0.4212 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Liberia, 2013–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4276 | 0.4212 | 0.4287 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4212 | 0.4212 | 0.4212 | 4 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Liberia?
- Inequality in education in Liberia was 0.4212 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.