Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 62.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia, 2006–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 62.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia peaked at 63.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2006.
That places Liberia 48th out of 59 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 55.1% | — |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 55.1% | 63.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 45 Sierra Leone 72.0% compare
- 46 Ecuador 70.6%
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3% compare
- 49 Pakistan 57.5%
- 50 Nicaragua 57.2%
- 51 Mali 55.4% compare
More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia was 62.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 59 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.