Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 8,482 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 8,482 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 8,482 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,184 number, in 1999.
Liberia ranks 86th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,184 number | — |
| 2000 | 3,025 number | +155.5% |
| 2006 | 4,056 number | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 6,570 number | +62.0% |
| 2015 | 5,465 number | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 8,145 number | +49.0% |
| 2017 | 8,482 number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,184 number | 1,184 number | 1,184 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,540 number | 3,025 number | 4,056 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,166 number | 5,465 number | 8,482 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Liberia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Liberia was 8,482 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,482 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,184 number in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.