Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 48.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
123rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2021
All-time low
33.1%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Liberia, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Liberia stood at 48.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 123rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45.8% | — |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.5% | 33.1% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 43.2% | 48.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 120 Madagascar 65.8% compare
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire 56.2% compare
- 122 Sierra Leone 49.2% compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 44.9% compare
- 125 Chad 30.4% compare
- 126 Burundi 26.1% compare
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,341 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,232 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,395 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.5 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Liberia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Liberia was 48.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Liberia ranks 123rd out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release