Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Liberia
Liberia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 349,374 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Liberia, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 349,374 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Liberia peaked at 349,374 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 162,900, in 2014.
Liberia ranks 47th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 162,900 | — |
| 2016 | 202,299 | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 223,922 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 289,617 | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 328,248 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 349,374 | +6.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 349,374 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.70 million, 21% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 349,374 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 741,414, 47% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 196,374 | 162,900 | 223,922 | 3 |
| 2020s | 322,413 | 289,617 | 349,374 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Liberia?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Liberia was 349,374 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 349,374 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,900 in 2014.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Liberia ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release