Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Liberia
Liberia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 66.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Liberia stood at 66.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Liberia peaked at 108.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1970.
That places Liberia 213th out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 35.6% | 45.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 44.5% | 40.2% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 71.4% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 88.4% | 108.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 52.2% | 100.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 66.6% | 72.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Liberia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Liberia was 66.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Liberia ranks 213th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.