Secondary education, teachers in Liberia
Liberia: Secondary education, teachers was 6.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Liberia, 1976–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers in Liberia stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Liberia peaked at 16.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.
That places Liberia 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, teachers in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.7% | — |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -71.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +81.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 193 Comoros 10.7% compare
- 194 Chad 10.1% compare
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 8.4% compare
- 197 Guinea-Bissau 6.2% compare
- 198 Guinea 5.4% compare
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Liberia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Liberia was 6.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- How does Liberia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Liberia ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.