School completion in Liberia
Liberia: School completion was 29.84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29.84
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
163rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
29.84
in 2025
All-time low
17.54
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Liberia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 29.84 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Liberia peaked at 29.84 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.54, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 163rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.54 | — |
| 1982 | 17.77 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 17.92 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 18.12 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 18.36 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 18.56 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 18.72 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 18.83 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 18.87 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 18.79 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.74 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.71 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 18.73 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.9 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 19.27 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 19.63 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 20.21 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 20.91 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 21.62 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 22.4 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 23.02 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.45 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 23.84 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 24.37 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.17 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 26.27 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 27.48 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 28.48 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 29.16 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.34 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 29.37 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.27 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.12 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.94 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.84 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.81 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.72 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.67 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.59 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.59 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.72 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.04 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 29.35 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 29.61 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 29.84 | +0.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 29.84 is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.71, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 29.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3 | 17.54 | 18.87 | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.55 | 18.71 | 21.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.36 | 22.4 | 29.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.97 | 28.59 | 29.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.19 | 28.59 | 29.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 160 Central African Republic 30.82 compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 30.5 compare
- 162 Uganda 30.4 compare
- 164 Somalia 28.75 compare
- 165 South Sudan 7.94 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Liberia?
- School completion in Liberia was 29.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.84 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.54 in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for school completion?
- Liberia ranks 163rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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