Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia
Liberia: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 37,210 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 37,210 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 37,210 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,586, in 1998.
Liberia ranks 99th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,586 | — |
| 1999 | 10,055 | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 12,966 | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 17,460 | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 19,848 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 22,237 | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 22,120 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 23,628 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 25,137 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 20,412 | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 15,688 | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 25,812 | +64.5% |
| 2015 | 22,479 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 30,434 | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 28,468 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 28,741 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29,015 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29,288 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31,447 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 37,210 | +18.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 37,210 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68,981, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 37,210 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50,688, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,320 | 6,586 | 10,055 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18,926 | 12,966 | 22,237 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24,982 | 15,688 | 30,434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,648 | 29,288 | 37,210 | 3 |
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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia was 37,210 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 37,210 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,586 in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Liberia ranks 99th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.