School enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 123.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia is 123.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia peaked at 160.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1998.
Liberia ranks 3rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.5% | — |
| 1971 | 61.7% | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 66.4% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 59.1% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 66.9% | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 76.0% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 79.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -52.7% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 80.4% | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 159.9% | +98.8% |
| 2015 | 160.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 133.6% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 124.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 123.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.6% | 57.5% | 76.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 37.5% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 144.8% | 124.6% | 160.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 123.2% | 123.2% | 123.2% | 1 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Liberia was 123.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 160.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Liberia ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% 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.