Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Liberia
Liberia: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 34.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Liberia, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 34.4% for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
That places Liberia 82nd out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.4% | 37.6% | 54.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 34.4% | 71.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 79 Grenada 44.1% compare
- 80 Laos 42.3% compare
- 81 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 83 Palestine 31.8% compare
- 84 Madagascar 30.7% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 25.4% compare
More education data for Liberia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.86 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Liberia?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Liberia was 34.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2022.
- How does Liberia rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Liberia ranks 82nd out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.