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% |
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
- 123 Republic of Moldova 19,388 compare
- 124 Guinea 19,322 compare
- 125 North Macedonia 18,794 compare
- 127 El Salvador 17,715 compare
- 128 Slovenia 15,351 compare
- 129 Botswana 15,284 compare
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 66.59 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (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.