Secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia
Liberia: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 50.5% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia, 1970–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 50.5% for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia peaked at 50.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1978.
Liberia ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.0% | — |
| 1971 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 16.4% | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | +41.3% |
| 1980 | 24.0% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 12.8% | 19.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 284,875 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 284,866 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia was 50.5% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Liberia ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2011.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.