School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4576 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Liberia, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Liberia is 0.4576 years, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 39.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Liberia peaked at 0.7005 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 years, in 1971.
Liberia ranks 142nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0209 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0202 years | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0267 years | +32.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0317 years | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0378 years | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 0.066 years | +74.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0619 years | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1629 years | +163.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7005 years | +330.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3289 years | -53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4576 years | +39.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4576 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2366 years, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4576 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0339 years | 0.0202 years | 0.066 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0619 years | 0.0619 years | 0.0619 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1629 years | 0.1629 years | 0.1629 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7005 years | 0.7005 years | 0.7005 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3933 years | 0.3289 years | 0.4576 years | 2 |
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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, female in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Liberia was 0.4576 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7005 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 years in 1971.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Liberia ranks 142nd out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.