School enrollment, preprimary, female in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 133.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 133.9% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Liberia peaked at 160.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1998.
That places Liberia 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.6% | — |
| 1971 | 38.5% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 41.6% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 58.1% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -58.5% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +73.3% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +69.4% |
| 2014 | 160.3% | +126.6% |
| 2015 | 154.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 135.1% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 125.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 133.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.5% | 35.6% | 51.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 24.1% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 143.9% | 125.7% | 160.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 133.9% | 133.9% | 133.9% | 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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Liberia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Liberia was 133.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 160.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Liberia ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.