School life expectancy, primary, female in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.18 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Liberia, 1970β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Liberia is 4.18 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Liberia peaked at 6.57 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.28 years, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 183rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 years | 1.28 years | 2.02 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.06 years | 2.06 years | 2.06 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.14 years | 3.34 years | 4.94 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.89 years | 5.68 years | 6.23 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.33 years | 2.98 years | 6.57 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.39 years | 4.18 years | 4.79 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 180 United Arab Emirates 4.31 years compare
- 181 Romania 4.22 years compare
- 182 Central African Republic 5.11 years compare
- 182 Poland 4.21 years compare
- 184 Azerbaijan 4.17 years compare
- 185 Germany 4.15 years compare
- 186 Slovak Republic 4.14 years compare
More education data for Liberia
- 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 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Liberia was 4.18 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 years in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Liberia ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release