Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.0035 units per person.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0041 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 161st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.001 units per person | +51.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | +124.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per person | +47.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | +55.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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, teachers, per capita in Liberia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Liberia was 0.0035 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.