School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.79 years in 2000. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2000
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 10.79 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2000. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 10.79 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.85 years, in 1970.
That places Liberia 141st out of 183 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.85 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.98 years | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 3.16 years | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 3.59 years | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 4.22 years | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 4.37 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 8.89 years | +103.4% |
| 2000 | 10.79 years | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.53 years | 2.85 years | 4.37 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 8.89 years | 8.89 years | 8.89 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.79 years | 10.79 years | 10.79 years | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liberia was 10.79 years in 2000, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.79 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 years in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 141st out of 183 countries with data for 2000.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.