Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia
Liberia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 49.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia is 49.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia peaked at 49.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2018.
That places Liberia 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | +10.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 49.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.1%, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 49.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 33.1% | 49.6% | 6 |
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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Liberia was 49.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Liberia ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. 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 rate for youth of upper 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