School age population, secondary education, male in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, secondary education, male was 351,695 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Liberia is 351,695 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Liberia peaked at 351,695 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84,933 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 104th 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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84,933 number | — |
| 1971 | 87,947 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 90,457 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 93,169 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 96,207 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 99,544 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 103,086 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 106,147 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 109,399 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 112,960 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 116,912 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 121,214 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 121,101 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 125,646 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 130,197 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 134,313 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 137,738 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 138,934 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 139,295 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 139,053 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 138,533 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 138,010 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 136,408 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 134,954 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 134,618 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 136,558 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 141,365 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 150,146 number | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 166,705 number | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 179,286 number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 190,765 number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 199,770 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 204,399 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 206,660 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 207,986 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 209,760 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 212,965 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 218,371 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 226,338 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 236,244 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 247,290 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 258,981 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 270,350 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 281,501 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 292,316 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 303,064 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 313,750 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 323,790 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 333,447 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 342,768 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 351,695 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98,385 number | 84,933 number | 112,960 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,440 number | 116,912 number | 139,295 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,658 number | 134,618 number | 179,286 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 211,326 number | 190,765 number | 236,244 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 296,726 number | 247,290 number | 342,768 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 351,695 number | 351,695 number | 351,695 number | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Liberia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Liberia was 351,695 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 351,695 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,933 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Liberia ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.