School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.14 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Liberia is 4.14 years, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 6.99 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.14 years, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 189th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.38 years | 2.14 years | 2.75 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.67 years | 2.41 years | 2.92 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 4.29 years | 5.86 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.48 years | 6.05 years | 6.92 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.58 years | 3.13 years | 6.99 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.4 years | 4.14 years | 4.83 years | 3 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Liberia was 4.14 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 years in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release