Primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0069 units per person in 2022. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia, 1998β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia is 0.0069 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0069 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1998.
That places Liberia 39th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia was 0.0069 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.