School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 784,340 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 784,340 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 784,340 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 216,679 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 216,679 number | — |
| 1971 | 221,787 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 228,808 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 236,202 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 243,597 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 250,622 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 257,004 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 265,297 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 274,301 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 283,808 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 293,587 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 303,217 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 303,168 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 315,779 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 327,814 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 337,562 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 343,870 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 346,569 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 347,158 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 345,946 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 343,127 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 338,727 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 334,044 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 329,225 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 325,957 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 326,295 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 330,604 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 353,494 number | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 376,883 number | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 402,996 number | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 426,685 number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 445,314 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 459,001 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 470,141 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 481,244 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 495,332 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 513,395 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 536,933 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 563,502 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 591,261 number | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 617,839 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 641,673 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 664,139 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 684,249 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 702,073 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 717,911 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 732,142 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 746,662 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 760,307 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 772,918 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 784,340 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 247,810 number | 216,679 number | 283,808 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 326,467 number | 293,587 number | 347,158 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 346,135 number | 325,957 number | 402,996 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 498,281 number | 426,685 number | 591,261 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 703,991 number | 617,839 number | 772,918 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,340 number | 784,340 number | 784,340 number | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Liberia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liberia was 784,340 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 784,340 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,679 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.