School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9954 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia stood at 0.9954 GPI. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.9954 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4214 GPI, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 87th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4214 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.438 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4673 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5013 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4855 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5583 GPI | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.584 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5493 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6519 GPI | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7508 GPI | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.737 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9221 GPI | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9089 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8936 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9121 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9157 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8995 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9931 GPI | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9909 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4937 GPI | 0.4214 GPI | 0.584 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5493 GPI | 0.5493 GPI | 0.5493 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7013 GPI | 0.6519 GPI | 0.7508 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8654 GPI | 0.737 GPI | 0.9221 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9423 GPI | 0.8995 GPI | 0.9931 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9954 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 84 Micronesia (country) 0.9964 GPI compare
- 85 Honduras 0.9963 GPI compare
- 86 Maldives 0.9962 GPI compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 0.9951 GPI compare
- 89 United States 0.9951 GPI compare
- 90 Palestine 0.995 GPI 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 enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia was 0.9954 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9954 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4214 GPI in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.