School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.6122 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2012, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia stood at 0.6122 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.6122 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.235 GPI, in 1999.
That places Liberia 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2732 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2485 GPI | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3113 GPI | +25.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3165 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2826 GPI | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3776 GPI | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2959 GPI | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.235 GPI | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5415 GPI | +130.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5192 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6122 GPI | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3016 GPI | 0.2485 GPI | 0.3776 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2959 GPI | 0.2959 GPI | 0.2959 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.235 GPI | 0.235 GPI | 0.235 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5415 GPI | 0.5415 GPI | 0.5415 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5657 GPI | 0.5192 GPI | 0.6122 GPI | 2 |
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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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia was 0.6122 GPI in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6122 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.235 GPI in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.