Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.3863 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3863 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.3863 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0684 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Liberia ranks 108th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1813 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2297 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.261 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.268 units per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2334 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.316 units per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2956 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3041 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3265 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3863 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1941 units per square kilometre | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2561 units per square kilometre | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | 0.316 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.339 units per square kilometre | 0.3041 units per square kilometre | 0.3863 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 105 Morocco 0.4049 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Türkiye 0.3898 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Austria 0.3875 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Slovak Republic 0.3831 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Senegal 0.374 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Honduras 0.3711 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 66.59 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.3863 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3863 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.