Secondary education, pupils in Liberia
Liberia: Secondary education, pupils was 42.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Liberia, 1970–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Liberia is 42.9%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Liberia peaked at 44.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1971.
That places Liberia 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.0% | — |
| 1971 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 24.9% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 22.7% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 42.9% | 44.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Liberia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Liberia was 42.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1971.
- How does Liberia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Liberia ranks 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.