Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia
Liberia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9277 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9277 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.28 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.9277 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia stood at 0.9277 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia peaked at 1.28 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9277 modelled data, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.21 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.19 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.23 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.23 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.18 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.13 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9693 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9348 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9277 modelled data | -0.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.9277 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 modelled data, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.9277 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.24 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9954 modelled data | 0.9277 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9357 modelled data compare
- 106 North Macedonia 0.9286 modelled data compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 0.928 modelled data compare
- 109 Madagascar 0.9257 modelled data compare
- 110 Togo 0.9249 modelled data compare
- 111 Burundi 0.9248 modelled data compare
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia was 0.9277 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9277 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Liberia ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release