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

Latest (2020)
63,719 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
98th
of 204 countries
All-time high
63,719 number
in 2020
All-time low
16,112 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Liberia, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Liberia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 95 Nicaragua 66,369 number compare
  2. 96 Kyrgyzstan 64,313 number compare
  3. 97 Libya 64,060 number compare
  4. 99 Palestine, State of 62,377 number compare
  5. 100 Cuba 61,411 number compare
  6. 101 Czechia 60,262 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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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.