Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Liberia
Liberia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 50.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Liberia stood at 50.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Liberia peaked at 50.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2010.
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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +12.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 50.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 83% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 50.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 24.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 31.2% | 50.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 34 Libya 52.3% compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 51.6% compare
- 36 South Sudan 51.0% compare
- 38 Mauritania 50.1% compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 49.2% compare
- 40 El Salvador 48.5% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Liberia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Liberia was 50.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Liberia ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release