School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 7.52 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia stood at 7.52 years.
The figure is down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia peaked at 10.45 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.87 years, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 196th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.87 years | — |
| 1971 | 4 years | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.17 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 4.63 years | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 4.3 years | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 5.27 years | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 5.42 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.7 years | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 8.96 years | +57.2% |
| 2000 | 10.45 years | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 10.32 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.64 years | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 9.51 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.52 years | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.52 years | 3.87 years | 5.42 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.7 years | 5.7 years | 5.7 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.96 years | 8.96 years | 8.96 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.45 years | 10.45 years | 10.45 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.82 years | 9.51 years | 10.32 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.52 years | 7.52 years | 7.52 years | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Liberia was 7.52 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.45 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 years in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Liberia ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release