School age population, upper secondary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 163,561 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Liberia stood at 163,561 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Liberia peaked at 163,561 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42,201 number, in 1970.
That places Liberia 101st 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, upper secondary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42,201 number | — |
| 1971 | 43,654 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 44,767 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 45,941 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 47,257 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 48,663 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 50,166 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 51,550 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 53,057 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 54,667 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 56,376 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 58,188 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 58,163 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 60,119 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 62,039 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 63,692 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 64,979 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 65,356 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65,399 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 65,207 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 64,859 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 64,462 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 63,677 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 62,950 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 62,715 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63,476 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 65,512 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 69,615 number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 77,994 number | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 84,397 number | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 90,145 number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 94,498 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 96,818 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 98,100 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 98,939 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 99,885 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 101,308 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 103,434 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 106,251 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 109,749 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 113,959 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 118,972 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 124,248 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 129,623 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 134,849 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 139,958 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 144,929 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 149,674 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 154,404 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 159,089 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 163,561 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48,192 number | 42,201 number | 54,667 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,952 number | 56,376 number | 65,399 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,966 number | 62,715 number | 84,397 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,913 number | 90,145 number | 109,749 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,970 number | 113,959 number | 159,089 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,561 number | 163,561 number | 163,561 number | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Liberia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Liberia was 163,561 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 163,561 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,201 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.