School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 332,491 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
332,491 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
100th
of 205 countries
All-time high
332,491 number
in 2020
All-time low
82,325 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 332,491 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 332,491 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82,325 number, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 100th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82,325 number | — |
| 1971 | 85,268 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 87,523 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 89,966 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 92,734 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 95,701 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 98,850 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 101,682 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 104,803 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 108,175 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 111,767 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 115,571 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 115,465 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 119,505 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 123,505 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 127,013 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 129,805 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 130,678 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 130,908 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 130,696 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 130,188 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 129,588 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 128,083 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 126,711 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 126,345 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 128,013 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 132,280 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 140,642 number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 157,769 number | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 170,818 number | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 182,519 number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 191,351 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 195,960 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 198,480 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 200,130 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 202,006 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 204,837 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 208,964 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 214,534 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 221,543 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 230,046 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 240,215 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 250,875 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 261,790 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 272,477 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 283,019 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 293,380 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 303,290 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 313,234 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 323,098 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 332,491 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94,703 number | 82,325 number | 108,175 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,491 number | 111,767 number | 130,908 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,044 number | 126,345 number | 170,818 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 202,032 number | 182,519 number | 221,543 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 277,142 number | 230,046 number | 323,098 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 332,491 number | 332,491 number | 332,491 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 97 Central African Republic 348,982 number compare
- 98 Switzerland 345,482 number compare
- 99 Libya 335,698 number compare
- 101 Congo 331,143 number compare
- 102 Tajikistan 317,973 number compare
- 103 Sweden 316,795 number compare
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Liberia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Liberia was 332,491 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 332,491 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,325 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.