Lower secondary completion rate, total in Liberia
Liberia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 44.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Liberia is 44.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Liberia peaked at 44.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1978.
That places Liberia 161st 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, total in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 20.8% | — |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +77.3% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 33.1% | 37.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 36.1% | 42.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 43.8% | 44.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Liberia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Liberia was 44.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Liberia ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, total (% 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.