School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 61,410 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 61,410 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 61,410 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16,663 number, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 97th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,663 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,100 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 17,542 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 18,053 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 18,630 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 19,216 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 19,734 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 20,211 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 20,782 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 21,440 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 22,160 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 22,901 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 22,902 number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23,766 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 24,653 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 25,461 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 26,057 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 26,183 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26,138 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 26,026 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 25,874 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 25,677 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 25,312 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 24,991 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 24,891 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25,227 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25,938 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 27,639 number | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 29,426 number | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 31,516 number | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 33,415 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 34,789 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 35,483 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 35,912 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 36,207 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36,759 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 37,932 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 39,769 number | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 41,858 number | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 44,127 number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 46,390 number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 48,427 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 50,229 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 51,953 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 53,616 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 55,173 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 56,563 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 57,818 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 59,054 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 60,276 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 61,410 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,937 number | 16,663 number | 21,440 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,625 number | 22,160 number | 26,183 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,649 number | 24,891 number | 31,516 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,625 number | 33,415 number | 44,127 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,950 number | 46,390 number | 60,276 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,410 number | 61,410 number | 61,410 number | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Liberia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Liberia was 61,410 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 61,410 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,663 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 97th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.