School enrollment, primary, private in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, primary, private was 49.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Liberia, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary, private in Liberia stood at 49.6%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Liberia peaked at 52.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 12th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 52.4% | — |
| 1984 | 33.4% | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +45.7% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 29.8% | 36.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 32.6% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 58.7% compare
- 10 Somalia 56.5% compare
- 11 Belgium 53.9% compare
- 13 Gabon 49.1% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 48.8% compare
- 15 Cayman Islands 47.2% compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,232 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,395 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.5 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,883 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Liberia?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Liberia was 49.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Liberia ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.