School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9524 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.9524 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.9524 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2894 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Liberia 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2947 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2894 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2904 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3266 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3134 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3911 GPIA | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3764 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3855 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6376 GPIA | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7138 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8007 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7519 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7453 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9524 GPIA | +27.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.9524 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.9524 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.326 GPIA | 0.2894 GPIA | 0.3911 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3855 GPIA | 0.3855 GPIA | 0.3855 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6376 GPIA | 0.6376 GPIA | 0.6376 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7138 GPIA | 0.7138 GPIA | 0.7138 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.766 GPIA | 0.7453 GPIA | 0.8007 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 175 Germany 0.9571 GPIA compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 0.9567 GPIA compare
- 177 Australia 0.9537 GPIA compare
- 179 San Marino 0.9509 GPIA compare
- 180 Vanuatu 0.9481 GPIA compare
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 0.944 GPIA compare
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 0.9524 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9524 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2894 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release