School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia

Liberia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 417,420 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
417,420 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
417,420 number
in 2019
All-time low
86,007 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia stood at 417,420 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 417,420 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86,007 number, in 1970.

Liberia ranks 94th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Liberia, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 86,007 number
1971 87,549 number +1.8%
1972 90,539 number +3.4%
1973 93,471 number +3.2%
1974 96,288 number +3.0%
1975 98,958 number +2.8%
1976 101,446 number +2.5%
1977 105,366 number +3.9%
1978 109,285 number +3.7%
1979 113,118 number +3.5%
1980 116,768 number +3.2%
1981 120,046 number +2.8%
1982 183,415 number +52.8%
1983 190,882 number +4.1%
1984 197,569 number +3.5%
1985 202,600 number +2.5%
1986 205,506 number +1.4%
1987 207,729 number +1.1%
1988 207,987 number +0.1%
1989 206,311 number -0.8%
1990 202,757 number -1.7%
1991 197,272 number -2.7%
1992 193,212 number -2.1%
1993 188,431 number -2.5%
1994 184,299 number -2.2%
1995 182,317 number -1.1%
1996 183,127 number +0.4%
1997 192,434 number +5.1%
1998 212,862 number +10.6%
1999 229,153 number +7.7%
2000 246,115 number +7.4%
2001 259,565 number +5.5%
2002 273,507 number +5.4%
2003 284,984 number +4.2%
2004 294,296 number +3.3%
2005 299,800 number +1.9%
2006 307,735 number +2.6%
2007 319,260 number +3.7%
2008 331,924 number +4.0%
2009 344,759 number +3.9%
2010 356,706 number +3.5%
2011 366,958 number +2.9%
2012 376,272 number +2.5%
2013 383,878 number +2.0%
2014 390,211 number +1.6%
2015 396,076 number +1.5%
2016 401,376 number +1.3%
2017 407,112 number +1.4%
2018 412,394 number +1.3%
2019 417,420 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 98,203 number 86,007 number 113,118 number 10
1980s 183,881 number 116,768 number 207,987 number 10
1990s 196,586 number 182,317 number 229,153 number 10
2000s 296,194 number 246,115 number 344,759 number 10
2010s 390,840 number 356,706 number 417,420 number 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 91 Laos 464,675 number compare
  2. 92 Central African Republic 427,985 number compare
  3. 93 Turkmenistan 424,410 number compare
  4. 95 Paraguay 412,484 number compare
  5. 96 Nicaragua 399,228 number compare
  6. 97 Canada 395,340 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia was 417,420 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 417,420 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 86,007 number in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Liberia ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.