School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 63,719 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Liberia is 63,719 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Liberia peaked at 63,719 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16,112 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,112 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,583 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 17,045 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 17,597 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 18,228 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 18,869 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 19,431 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 19,944 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 20,568 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 21,291 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 22,075 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 22,872 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 22,875 number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23,792 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 24,740 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 25,621 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 26,283 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 26,438 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 26,428 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 26,363 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 26,262 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 26,115 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 25,761 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 25,458 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 25,392 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 25,783 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 26,553 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 28,254 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 30,073 number | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 32,207 number | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 34,146 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 35,551 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 36,243 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 36,675 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 36,978 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 37,555 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 38,781 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 40,680 number | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 42,839 number | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 45,183 number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 47,535 number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 49,693 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 51,644 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 53,516 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 55,333 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 57,032 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 58,522 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 59,851 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 61,178 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 62,492 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63,719 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,567 number | 16,112 number | 21,291 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,749 number | 22,075 number | 26,438 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,186 number | 25,392 number | 32,207 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,463 number | 34,146 number | 45,183 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,680 number | 47,535 number | 62,492 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,719 number | 63,719 number | 63,719 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, male in Liberia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Liberia was 63,719 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 63,719 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,112 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Liberia ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.