School age population, upper secondary education, male in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 168,930 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
168,930 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
100th
of 205 countries
All-time high
168,930 number
in 2020
All-time low
40,124 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Liberia stood at 168,930 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Liberia peaked at 168,930 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,124 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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,124 number | — |
| 1971 | 41,614 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 42,756 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 44,025 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 45,477 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 47,038 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 48,684 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 50,132 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 51,746 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 53,508 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 55,391 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 57,383 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 57,302 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 59,386 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 61,466 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 63,321 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 64,826 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 65,322 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 65,509 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 65,489 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 65,329 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 65,126 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 64,406 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 63,761 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 63,630 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64,537 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 66,768 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 71,027 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 79,775 number | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 86,421 number | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 92,374 number | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 96,853 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 99,142 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 100,380 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 101,191 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 102,121 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 103,529 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 105,530 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 108,283 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 111,794 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 116,087 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 121,243 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 126,627 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 132,167 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 137,628 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 143,061 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 148,451 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 153,616 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 158,830 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 164,009 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 168,930 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,510 number | 40,124 number | 53,508 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,540 number | 55,391 number | 65,509 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,078 number | 63,630 number | 86,421 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,120 number | 92,374 number | 111,794 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,172 number | 116,087 number | 164,009 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,930 number | 168,930 number | 168,930 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 97 Switzerland 176,212 number compare
- 98 Central African Republic 174,686 number compare
- 99 Libya 172,054 number compare
- 101 Congo 166,373 number compare
- 102 Tajikistan 163,002 number compare
- 103 Sweden 162,223 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, upper secondary education, male in Liberia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Liberia was 168,930 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 168,930 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,124 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Liberia ranks 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.