School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.6122 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia is 0.6122 GPIA, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.6122 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.235 GPIA, in 1999.
Liberia ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2732 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2485 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3113 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3165 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2826 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3776 GPIA | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2959 GPIA | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.235 GPIA | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5415 GPIA | +130.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5192 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6122 GPIA | +17.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.6122 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.6122 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3016 GPIA | 0.2485 GPIA | 0.3776 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2959 GPIA | 0.2959 GPIA | 0.2959 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.235 GPIA | 0.235 GPIA | 0.235 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5415 GPIA | 0.5415 GPIA | 0.5415 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5657 GPIA | 0.5192 GPIA | 0.6122 GPIA | 2 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 0.6122 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6122 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.235 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release