Primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0069 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia, 1998–2022
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.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0036 units per person | +44.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 0.005 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.006 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 units per person | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 units per person | +61.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 units per person | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.006 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 units per person | +15.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0069 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.004 units per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0069 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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 ÷ 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.