School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9767 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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
Liberia recorded 0.9767 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.9767 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2814 GPI, in 1971.
Liberia ranks 143rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2856 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2814 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2831 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3218 GPI | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.31 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3888 GPI | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3752 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3855 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6531 GPI | +69.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7311 GPI | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8134 GPI | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7727 GPI | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7694 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9767 GPI | +26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3208 GPI | 0.2814 GPI | 0.3888 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3855 GPI | 0.3855 GPI | 0.3855 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6531 GPI | 0.6531 GPI | 0.6531 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7311 GPI | 0.7311 GPI | 0.7311 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7852 GPI | 0.7694 GPI | 0.8134 GPI | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9767 GPI | 0.9767 GPI | 0.9767 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia was 0.9767 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9767 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2814 GPI in 1971.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.