Population, ages 12-16, total in Liberia
Liberia: Population, ages 12-16, total was 606,166 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, total in Liberia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 12-16, total in Liberia is 606,166, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Liberia peaked at 606,166 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 244,511, in 1993.
That places Liberia 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 276,261 | 244,511 | 356,099 | 10 |
| 2000s | 416,282 | 375,575 | 485,016 | 10 |
| 2010s | 556,209 | 506,786 | 606,166 | 6 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-16, total in Liberia?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Liberia was 606,166 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 606,166 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,511 in 1993.
- How does Liberia rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Liberia ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.