School age population, primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, primary education, female was 384,534 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Liberia is 384,534 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 384,534 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 109,645 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 93rd 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, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 109,645 number | — |
| 1971 | 112,148 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 115,516 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 119,053 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 122,591 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 125,969 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 129,068 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 133,045 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 137,359 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 141,922 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 146,646 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 151,338 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 151,296 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 157,415 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 163,250 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 167,958 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 170,989 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 172,229 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 172,392 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 171,651 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 170,124 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 167,848 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 165,470 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 163,017 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 161,334 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 161,450 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 163,571 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 174,972 number | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 186,527 number | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 199,418 number | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 211,104 number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 220,273 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 227,011 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 232,444 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 237,810 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 244,615 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 253,363 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 264,862 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 277,825 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 291,343 number | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 304,239 number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 315,765 number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 326,586 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 336,279 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 344,886 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 352,566 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 359,500 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 366,511 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 373,062 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 379,089 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 384,534 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,632 number | 109,645 number | 141,922 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,516 number | 146,646 number | 172,392 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,373 number | 161,334 number | 199,418 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,065 number | 211,104 number | 291,343 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,848 number | 304,239 number | 379,089 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,534 number | 384,534 number | 384,534 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, female in Liberia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Liberia was 384,534 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 384,534 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,645 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.