Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 24.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
24.3%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
128th
of 133 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2022
All-time low
10.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Liberia, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Liberia is 24.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
That places Liberia 128th out of 133 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11.8% | — |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +80.3% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 18.6% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 125 Malawi 34.0% compare
- 126 Benin 33.7% compare
- 127 Burkina Faso 28.5% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 130 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 131 Burundi 8.7%
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 284,875 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 284,866 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Liberia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Liberia was 24.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Liberia ranks 128th out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. 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, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release