School age population, lower secondary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 176,409 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
176,409 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
176,409 number
in 2020
All-time low
46,717 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Liberia is 176,409 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Liberia peaked at 176,409 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46,717 number, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 103rd of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46,717 number | — |
| 1971 | 48,089 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 49,356 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 50,700 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 52,173 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 53,811 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 55,547 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 57,043 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 58,546 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 60,189 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 62,080 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 64,193 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 64,175 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 66,474 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 68,769 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 70,841 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 72,549 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 73,121 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 73,155 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 72,792 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 72,283 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 71,804 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 70,872 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 69,991 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 69,688 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 70,576 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 72,943 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 77,301 number | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 84,913 number | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 90,733 number | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 96,161 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 100,593 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 102,949 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 103,998 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 104,531 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 105,381 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 107,148 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 110,528 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 115,621 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 121,836 number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 128,391 number | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 134,703 number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 140,416 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 145,655 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 150,578 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 155,424 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 160,250 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 164,726 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 168,834 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 172,681 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 176,409 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,217 number | 46,717 number | 60,189 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,815 number | 62,080 number | 73,155 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,110 number | 69,688 number | 90,733 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,875 number | 96,161 number | 121,836 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,166 number | 128,391 number | 172,681 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,409 number | 176,409 number | 176,409 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 100 Dominican Republic 188,280 number compare
- 101 Nicaragua 183,097 number compare
- 102 Cuba 178,435 number compare
- 104 Libya 174,857 number compare
- 105 El Salvador 170,914 number compare
- 106 United Arab Emirates 168,024 number compare
More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Liberia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Liberia was 176,409 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 176,409 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,717 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.