School age population, primary education, male in Liberia

Liberia: School age population, primary education, male was 399,806 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
399,806 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
399,806 number
in 2020
All-time low
107,034 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Liberia, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 399,806 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Liberia peaked at 399,806 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 107,034 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, male in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Liberia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 107,034 number
1971 109,639 number +2.4%
1972 113,292 number +3.3%
1973 117,149 number +3.4%
1974 121,006 number +3.3%
1975 124,653 number +3.0%
1976 127,936 number +2.6%
1977 132,252 number +3.4%
1978 136,942 number +3.5%
1979 141,886 number +3.6%
1980 146,941 number +3.6%
1981 151,879 number +3.4%
1982 151,872 number -0.0%
1983 158,364 number +4.3%
1984 164,564 number +3.9%
1985 169,604 number +3.1%
1986 172,881 number +1.9%
1987 174,340 number +0.8%
1988 174,766 number +0.2%
1989 174,295 number -0.3%
1990 173,003 number -0.7%
1991 170,879 number -1.2%
1992 168,574 number -1.3%
1993 166,208 number -1.4%
1994 164,623 number -1.0%
1995 164,845 number +0.1%
1996 167,033 number +1.3%
1997 178,522 number +6.9%
1998 190,356 number +6.6%
1999 203,578 number +6.9%
2000 215,581 number +5.9%
2001 225,041 number +4.4%
2002 231,990 number +3.1%
2003 237,697 number +2.5%
2004 243,434 number +2.4%
2005 250,717 number +3.0%
2006 260,032 number +3.7%
2007 272,071 number +4.6%
2008 285,677 number +5.0%
2009 299,918 number +5.0%
2010 313,600 number +4.6%
2011 325,908 number +3.9%
2012 337,553 number +3.6%
2013 347,970 number +3.1%
2014 357,187 number +2.6%
2015 365,345 number +2.3%
2016 372,642 number +2.0%
2017 380,151 number +2.0%
2018 387,245 number +1.9%
2019 393,829 number +1.7%
2020 399,806 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 123,179 number 107,034 number 141,886 number 10
1980s 163,951 number 146,941 number 174,766 number 10
1990s 174,762 number 164,623 number 203,578 number 10
2000s 252,216 number 215,581 number 299,918 number 10
2010s 358,143 number 313,600 number 393,829 number 10
2020s 399,806 number 399,806 number 399,806 number 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 91 Belgium 415,156 number compare
  2. 92 Central African Republic 413,986 number compare
  3. 93 Nicaragua 403,962 number compare
  4. 95 Libya 398,902 number compare
  5. 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 391,909 number compare
  6. 97 Cuba 378,458 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Liberia?
School age population, primary education, male in Liberia was 399,806 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 399,806 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 107,034 number in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Liberia ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.