Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia
Liberia: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 17,857 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia stood at 17,857.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 19,532 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,016, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 126th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,016 | — |
| 1976 | 1,799 | +77.1% |
| 1999 | 6,629 | +268.5% |
| 2011 | 14,614 | +120.5% |
| 2012 | 14,734 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14,854 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 14,974 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12,334 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 19,532 | +58.4% |
| 2017 | 17,512 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 17,627 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 17,742 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17,857 | +0.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 17,857 is below the median for low income countries, which is 33,281, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 17,857 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30,714, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +268.5% | 1,799 | 6,629 |
| 2011 | +120.5% | 6,629 | 14,614 |
| 1976 | +77.1% | 1,016 | 1,799 |
| 2016 | +58.4% | 12,334 | 19,532 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,408 | 1,016 | 1,799 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6,629 | 6,629 | 6,629 | 1 |
| 2010s | 15,991 | 12,334 | 19,532 | 9 |
| 2020s | 17,857 | 17,857 | 17,857 | 1 |
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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Liberia was 17,857 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,532 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,016 in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Liberia ranks 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.