School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 74,097 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74,097
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
96th
of 222 countries
All-time high
74,097
in 2025
All-time low
21,707
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia stood at 74,097. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia peaked at 74,097 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,707, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 96th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,707 | — |
| 1971 | 22,368 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 22,954 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 23,619 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 24,272 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 24,948 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 25,388 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 25,916 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 26,834 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 27,810 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 28,777 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 29,850 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 29,612 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 30,716 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 31,850 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 33,061 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 34,302 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 35,183 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 36,073 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 36,842 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 37,680 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 28,160 | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 29,969 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 31,367 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 31,803 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 30,552 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 31,842 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 32,978 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 37,881 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 40,361 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 42,379 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 43,888 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 45,565 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 46,865 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 46,940 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48,532 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 51,487 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 54,052 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 56,217 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 57,752 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 59,783 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 62,288 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 65,086 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 66,617 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 67,265 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 68,027 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 68,708 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69,595 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 72,364 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 71,806 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 71,472 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 71,488 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72,287 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 72,811 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73,579 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 74,097 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,582 | 21,707 | 27,810 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,627 | 28,777 | 36,842 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,259 | 28,160 | 40,361 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,368 | 42,379 | 57,752 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,154 | 59,783 | 72,364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,622 | 71,472 | 74,097 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 93 Turkmenistan 79,948 compare
- 94 Laos 78,001 compare
- 95 Mauritania 76,497 compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 70,145 compare
- 98 Palestine 69,906 compare
- 99 Paraguay 66,432 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 284,875 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 284,866 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Liberia was 74,097 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 74,097 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,707 in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Liberia ranks 96th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release