School life expectancy, primary, male in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.09 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Liberia, 1970β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary, male in Liberia stood at 4.09 years.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Liberia peaked at 8.06 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1976.
That places Liberia 189th out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 3.18 years | 3 years | 3.51 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.79 years | 3.79 years | 3.79 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 5.23 years | 6.77 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 6.42 years | 8.06 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 3.28 years | 7.41 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.4 years | 4.09 years | 4.88 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, male in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Liberia was 4.09 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1976.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Liberia ranks 189th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release