Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Liberia
Liberia: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 1.22 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Liberia, 1970–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2011, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Liberia stood at 1.22 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Liberia peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.369 GPIA, in 1978.
That places Liberia 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7861 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8486 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6662 GPIA | -21.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5011 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4765 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.369 GPIA | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.577 GPIA | +56.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8104 GPIA | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6819 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9382 GPIA | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPIA | +29.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6651 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8133 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6035 GPIA | 0.369 GPIA | 0.8486 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8104 GPIA | 0.8104 GPIA | 0.8104 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6819 GPIA | 0.6819 GPIA | 0.6819 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.9382 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 9 Peru 1.29 GPIA compare
- 10 Guinea 1.29 GPIA compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 1.28 GPIA compare
- 13 New Zealand 1.21 GPIA compare
- 14 British Virgin Islands 1.2 GPIA compare
- 15 Brazil 1.19 GPIA compare
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Liberia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Liberia was 1.22 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.369 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Liberia ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release