Over-age students, primary, female in Liberia
Liberia: Over-age students, primary, female was 46.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Over-age students, primary, female in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Liberia is 46.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Liberia peaked at 59.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Over-age students, primary, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.8% | — |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 51.5% | 59.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 46.5% | 59.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Somalia 47.0%
- 3 Haiti 46.2%
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.0% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 33.5% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Liberia?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Liberia was 46.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Liberia ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.