Lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia
Liberia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 44.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia, 1978–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia is 44.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia peaked at 45.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1978.
Liberia ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 29.9% | — |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 38.4% | 43.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 41.6% | 45.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 44.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 157 Sudan 46.3% compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 46.2% compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 45.7% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 43.8% compare
- 162 Angola 43.3% compare
- 163 Rwanda 42.8% compare
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,341 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Liberia was 44.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Liberia ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, male (% 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.