School age population, secondary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, secondary education, female was 339,970 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
339,970 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
102nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
339,970 number
in 2020
All-time low
88,918 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Liberia is 339,970 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 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Liberia peaked at 339,970 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88,918 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 102nd out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88,918 number | — |
| 1971 | 91,743 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 94,123 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 96,641 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 99,430 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 102,474 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 105,713 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 108,593 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 111,603 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 114,856 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 118,456 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 122,381 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 122,338 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 126,593 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 130,808 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 134,533 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 137,528 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 138,477 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 138,554 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 137,999 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 137,142 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 136,266 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 134,549 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 132,941 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 132,403 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 134,052 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 138,455 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 146,916 number | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 162,907 number | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 175,130 number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 186,306 number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 195,091 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 199,767 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 202,098 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 203,470 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 205,266 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 208,456 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 213,962 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 221,872 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 231,585 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 242,350 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 253,675 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 264,664 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 275,278 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 285,427 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 295,382 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 305,179 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 314,400 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 323,238 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 331,770 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 339,970 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101,409 number | 88,918 number | 114,856 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,767 number | 118,456 number | 138,554 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,076 number | 132,403 number | 175,130 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,787 number | 186,306 number | 231,585 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,136 number | 242,350 number | 331,770 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,970 number | 339,970 number | 339,970 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 99 Cuba 366,122 number compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 364,614 number compare
- 101 El Salvador 344,899 number compare
- 103 Libya 338,501 number compare
- 104 Austria 334,581 number compare
- 105 Mauritania 333,639 number compare
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, secondary education, female in Liberia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Liberia was 339,970 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 339,970 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,918 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.