School age population, pre-primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 224,851 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
224,851
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
96th
of 222 countries
All-time high
224,851
in 2025
All-time low
44,385
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 224,851 for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 224,851 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44,385, 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, pre-primary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44,385 | — |
| 1971 | 45,636 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 46,883 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 48,200 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 49,529 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 50,643 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 51,612 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 53,052 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 54,951 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 56,898 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 58,943 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 61,139 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 93,000 | +52.1% |
| 1983 | 96,446 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 100,084 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 103,472 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 106,508 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 109,088 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 111,622 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 114,290 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 117,145 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 87,206 | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 92,288 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 96,304 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 98,009 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 94,243 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 98,550 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 99,002 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 118,033 | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 126,183 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 132,858 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 137,444 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 142,589 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 146,453 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 146,233 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 150,505 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 159,072 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 166,635 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 174,266 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 180,441 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 187,440 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 193,993 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 199,848 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 202,796 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 204,952 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 207,197 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 211,528 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 214,580 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 216,410 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 215,452 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 215,849 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 217,155 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 219,187 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 221,036 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 222,991 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 224,851 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50,179 | 44,385 | 56,898 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,459 | 58,943 | 114,290 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,696 | 87,206 | 126,183 | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,650 | 132,858 | 180,441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,420 | 187,440 | 216,410 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,178 | 215,849 | 224,851 | 6 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 66.59 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Liberia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Liberia was 224,851 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 224,851 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,385 in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 96th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release