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 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 53.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +13.9% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +12.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 53.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 30.0% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 5 Central African Republic 54.9% compare
- 6 Chad 54.5% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 54.2% compare
- 9 South Sudan 53.2% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 49.9% compare
- 11 Djibouti 48.8% 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 53.3% 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 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Liberia ranks 8th out of 206 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 up 132.8%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release