School age population, pre-primary education, male in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 230,590 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
230,590
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
96th
of 222 countries
All-time high
230,590
in 2025
All-time low
43,903
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Liberia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Liberia stood at 230,590. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Liberia peaked at 230,590 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43,903, in 1970.
That places Liberia 96th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,903 | — |
| 1971 | 45,155 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 46,408 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 47,729 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 49,068 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 50,193 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 51,221 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 52,733 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 54,676 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 56,675 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 58,772 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 61,012 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 92,804 | +52.1% |
| 1983 | 96,298 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 99,967 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 103,395 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 106,485 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 109,118 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 111,704 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 114,420 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 117,327 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 87,360 | -25.5% |
| 1992 | 92,453 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 96,445 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 98,143 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 94,362 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 98,685 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 99,159 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 118,408 | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 126,721 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 133,611 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 138,455 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 143,897 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 148,069 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 148,124 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 152,687 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 161,594 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 169,497 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 177,493 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 184,035 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 191,434 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 198,347 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 204,486 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 207,598 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 209,859 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 212,239 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 216,847 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 220,096 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 222,009 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 220,959 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 221,348 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 222,698 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 224,782 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 226,665 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 228,662 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 230,590 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49,776 | 43,903 | 56,675 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,398 | 58,772 | 114,420 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,906 | 87,360 | 126,721 | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,746 | 133,611 | 184,035 | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,387 | 191,434 | 222,009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,791 | 221,348 | 230,590 | 6 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Liberia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Liberia was 230,590 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 230,590 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,903 in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Liberia ranks 96th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release