School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.03 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6171 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–2022
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6171 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Liberia 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6171 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6209 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.622 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6736 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6548 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6955 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6676 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7241 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.632 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7395 GPIA | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8631 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9394 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9575 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9656 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9869 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9456 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.995 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6502 GPIA | 0.6171 GPIA | 0.6955 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7241 GPIA | 0.7241 GPIA | 0.7241 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6857 GPIA | 0.632 GPIA | 0.7395 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.8631 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.9456 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 1.03 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6171 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release