Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 11,484 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia is 11,484 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 11,484 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,055 number, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 92nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,089 number | — |
| 2000 | 4,055 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,298 number | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 8,228 number | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 8,574 number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 9,919 number | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 10,163 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8,710 number | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 11,484 number | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,089 number | 4,089 number | 4,089 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,789 number | 4,055 number | 8,574 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 10,069 number | 8,710 number | 11,484 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,341 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,232 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,395 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.5 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Liberia was 11,484 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,484 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,055 number in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.