Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0557 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.0557 units per person.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0574 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per person, in 1970.
That places Liberia 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0106 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0118 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0197 units per person | +42.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0172 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0251 units per person | +46.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0274 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0268 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0199 units per person | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0334 units per person | +67.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0309 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0379 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0414 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0464 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0521 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0574 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0557 units per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.018 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0274 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0233 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0334 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0521 units per person | 0.0574 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Liberia was 0.0557 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0574 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.