Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,050 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia is 1,050, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia peaked at 1,368 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 298, in 2006.
Liberia ranks 120th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 655 | — |
| 2000 | 894 | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 298 | -66.7% |
| 2008 | 372 | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 421 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 482 | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 490 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 456 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,368 | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 769 | -43.8% |
| 2020 | 788 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,187 | +50.6% |
| 2022 | 1,050 | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655 | 655 | 655 | 1 |
| 2000s | 496.25 | 298 | 894 | 4 |
| 2010s | 713 | 456 | 1,368 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,008 | 788 | 1,187 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia was 1,050 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,368 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 298 in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 120th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release