School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 691,665 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
691,665 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
691,665 number
in 2020
All-time low
173,851 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia is 691,665 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 691,665 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 173,851 number, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 103rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 173,851 number | — |
| 1971 | 179,690 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 184,580 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 189,810 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 195,637 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 202,018 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 208,799 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 214,740 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 221,002 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 227,816 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 235,368 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 243,595 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 243,439 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 252,239 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 261,005 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 268,846 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 275,266 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 277,411 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 277,849 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 277,052 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 275,675 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 274,276 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 270,957 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 267,895 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 267,021 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 270,610 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 279,820 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 297,062 number | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 329,612 number | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 354,416 number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 377,071 number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 394,861 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 404,166 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 408,758 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 411,456 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 415,026 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 421,421 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 432,333 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 448,210 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 467,829 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 489,640 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 512,656 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 535,014 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 556,779 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 577,743 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 598,446 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 618,929 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 638,190 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 656,685 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 674,538 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 691,665 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 199,794 number | 173,851 number | 227,816 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 261,207 number | 235,368 number | 277,849 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 288,734 number | 267,021 number | 354,416 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 418,113 number | 377,071 number | 467,829 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 585,862 number | 489,640 number | 674,538 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 691,665 number | 691,665 number | 691,665 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 743,553 number compare
- 101 El Salvador 698,056 number compare
- 102 Libya 694,505 number compare
- 104 Austria 690,498 number compare
- 105 Mauritania 676,504 number compare
- 106 Belarus 656,772 number compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Liberia was 691,665 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 691,665 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,851 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.