School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School 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
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 (number) (School male) in Liberia, year by year
| 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% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 399,806 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 million number, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 399,806 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.