School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 4.09 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Liberia, 1970–2022
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 194th out of 215 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.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.01 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.17 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 3 years | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 3.51 years | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 3.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.79 years | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 5.23 years | +37.8% |
| 1999 | 6.77 years | +29.5% |
| 2000 | 8.06 years | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 6.59 years | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 6.42 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.17 years | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 7.41 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.28 years | -55.7% |
| 2014 | 6.81 years | +107.6% |
| 2015 | 6.66 years | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.55 years | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 5.28 years | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.88 years | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.25 years | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 4.09 years | -3.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4.09 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.78 years, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4.09 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.26 years, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +107.6% | 3.28 years | 6.81 years |
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 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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, 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 194th out of 215 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