Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia
Liberia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 91.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia, 1970–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia is 91.6%, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia peaked at 98.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2000.
That places Liberia 129th out of 217 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.7% | — |
| 1971 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 98.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 97.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 98.3% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 95.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 93.7% | 98.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Liberia was 91.6% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Liberia ranks 129th out of 217 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release