Lower secondary completion rate, female in Liberia
Liberia: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 45.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Liberia, 1978–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 45.1% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Liberia peaked at 45.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1978.
That places Liberia 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.8% | — |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +151.7% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 27.9% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 30.6% | 40.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 45.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,883 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Liberia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Liberia was 45.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Liberia ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.