School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.02 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
29th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4257 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4257 GPIA, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4257 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4419 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.47 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5001 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4838 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5539 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5783 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5433 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6391 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7302 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.717 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8913 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8838 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8683 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8865 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9085 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8902 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.876 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.974 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9911 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4934 GPIA | 0.4257 GPIA | 0.5783 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5433 GPIA | 0.5433 GPIA | 0.5433 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6847 GPIA | 0.6391 GPIA | 0.7302 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.717 GPIA | 0.8913 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9179 GPIA | 0.876 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9982 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 26 San Marino 1.03 GPIA compare
- 27 Qatar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 28 Ireland 1.02 GPIA compare
- 30 Malawi 1.02 GPIA compare
- 31 Cayman Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 1.02 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4257 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release