Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 769 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia is 769 number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 68.6% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia peaked at 894 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 298 number, in 2006.
That places Liberia 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 655 number | — |
| 2000 | 894 number | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 298 number | -66.7% |
| 2008 | 372 number | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 421 number | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 482 number | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 490 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 456 number | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 769 number | +68.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655 number | 655 number | 655 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 496.25 number | 298 number | 894 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 549.25 number | 456 number | 769 number | 4 |
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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 769 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 894 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 298 number in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.