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 51.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia stood at 51.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia peaked at 51.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 10th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 34.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 25.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 31.1% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Central African Republic 55.6% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 52.1% compare
- 9 Djibouti 51.9% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 50.3% compare
- 12 Guinea 48.2% compare
- 13 Mozambique 47.9% 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 51.3% 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 51.3% 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 25.4% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Liberia ranks 10th 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 102.0%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release