Over-age students, primary in Liberia
Liberia: Over-age students, primary was 47.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Over-age students, primary in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 47.0% for over-age students, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Liberia peaked at 61.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Over-age students, primary in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.8% | — |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 52.3% | 61.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 47.0% | 60.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Somalia 48.8%
- 2 Haiti 47.0%
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.5% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 34.3% compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.8%
More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Liberia?
- Over-age students, primary in Liberia was 47.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Liberia ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 (% of 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.