Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia
Liberia: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
Liberia ranks 71st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Liberia was 1.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Liberia ranks 71st out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release