School enrollment, primary, female in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, primary, female was 67.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2022, school enrollment, primary, female in Liberia stood at 67.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Liberia peaked at 95.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1970.
That places Liberia 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.3% | — |
| 1971 | 22.4% | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 24.1% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 32.4% | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +62.1% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +76.6% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 21.3% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 55.7% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 83.4% | 91.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 49.7% | 95.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.2% | 71.7% | 3 |
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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, primary, female in Liberia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Liberia was 67.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Liberia ranks 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.