Over-age students, primary, male in Liberia
Liberia: Over-age students, primary, male was 47.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Over-age students, primary, male in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Liberia stood at 47.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Liberia peaked at 63.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Over-age students, primary, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.6% | — |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 53.1% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 47.4% | 60.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Somalia 49.9%
- 2 Haiti 47.7%
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.9% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 35.0% compare
- 6 Eswatini 31.0% 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, male in Liberia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Liberia was 47.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Liberia ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.