Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 66,723 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia is 66,723 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 66,723 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,110 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,110 number | — |
| 1971 | 20,512 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 21,169 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 21,815 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 22,444 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 23,042 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 23,601 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 24,437 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 25,296 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 26,165 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 27,026 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 27,842 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 27,782 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 28,904 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 29,927 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 30,718 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 31,195 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 31,500 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 31,553 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 31,374 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 30,984 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 30,384 number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 29,905 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 29,284 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 28,746 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 28,521 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 28,682 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 30,844 number | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 32,896 number | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 35,211 number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 37,391 number | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 39,236 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 40,936 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 42,437 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 43,818 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45,232 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 46,669 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 48,623 number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 50,767 number | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 52,958 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 55,008 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 56,816 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 58,510 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 59,933 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 61,141 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 62,199 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 63,168 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64,192 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65,106 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65,941 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 66,723 number | +1.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 66,723 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 66,723 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,859 number | 20,110 number | 26,165 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,782 number | 27,026 number | 31,553 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,546 number | 28,521 number | 35,211 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,807 number | 37,391 number | 52,958 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,201 number | 55,008 number | 65,941 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,723 number | 66,723 number | 66,723 number | 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Liberia was 66,723 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 66,723 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,110 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.