School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 417,420 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2019
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 (number) in Liberia, year by year
| 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% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 417,420 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.49 million number, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 417,420 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +52.8% | 120,046 number | 183,415 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- 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)
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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.