Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia is 0.0011 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0013 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1998.
Liberia ranks 192nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +81.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | +81.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -48.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +55.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | +107.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -9.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0011 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0011 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Liberia was 0.0011 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.