Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 72.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia is 72.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2006.
That places Liberia 109th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.8% | — |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +87.3% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 44.8% | 56.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 53.4% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 71.3% | 72.2% | 2 |
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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 72.2% in 2022, 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 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Liberia ranks 109th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release