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 55.3% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia stood at 55.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 171.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liberia peaked at 55.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 4th 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 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +16.1% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 28.9% | 55.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Niger 69.9% compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.3% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 57.9% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 54.2% compare
- 6 Mali 52.2% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 50.6% 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 55.3% 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 55.3% 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 20.4% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Liberia ranks 4th 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 171.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release