Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 44,005 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Liberia, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 44,005 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 44,005 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14,389 number, in 1978.
Liberia ranks 62nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 14,389 number | — |
| 2006 | 32,438 number | +125.4% |
| 2008 | 36,028 number | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 33,163 number | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 43,865 number | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 41,292 number | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 36,665 number | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 44,005 number | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,389 number | 14,389 number | 14,389 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 33,876 number | 32,438 number | 36,028 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 41,457 number | 36,665 number | 44,005 number | 4 |
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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 repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Liberia?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Liberia was 44,005 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,005 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,389 number in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.