Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 83.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia, 2011–2020
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 83.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia peaked at 83.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2016.
Liberia ranks 49th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42.3% | — |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +42.0% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +125.8% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.5% | 34.6% | 78.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 83.5% in 2020, 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 83.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Liberia ranks 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.6%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release