School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.7165 GPI in 2000. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.7165 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2000. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.7165 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3883 GPI, in 1970.
That places Liberia 172nd out of 175 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3883 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.3977 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4163 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4395 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.504 GPI | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6905 GPI | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7165 GPI | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4292 GPI | 0.3883 GPI | 0.504 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6905 GPI | 0.6905 GPI | 0.6905 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7165 GPI | 0.7165 GPI | 0.7165 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Guinea 0.7413 GPI compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0.7395 GPI compare
- 171 Yemen 0.729 GPI
- 173 Central African Republic 0.6923 GPI compare
- 174 Chad 0.6676 GPI compare
- 175 Afghanistan 0.6144 GPI compare
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Liberia was 0.7165 GPI in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7165 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3883 GPI in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 172nd out of 175 countries with data for 2000.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.