Primary education, teachers in Liberia
Liberia: Primary education, teachers was 15.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Liberia, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 15.7% for primary education, teachers in 2022.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Liberia peaked at 28.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2008.
That places Liberia 200th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.3% | — |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +45.8% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +56.5% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 11.9% | 28.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 20.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 15.7% | 20.0% | 3 |
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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 in Liberia?
- Primary education, teachers in Liberia was 15.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Liberia ranks 200th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.