Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0545 number per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Liberia, 1998–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Liberia stood at 0.0545 number per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.065 number per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 number per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Liberia 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0105 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.02 number per square kilometre | +91.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0377 number per square kilometre | +88.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0234 number per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0274 number per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0291 number per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0363 number per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0374 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 number per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.065 number per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0545 number per square kilometre | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0153 number per square kilometre | 0.0105 number per square kilometre | 0.02 number per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0294 number per square kilometre | 0.0234 number per square kilometre | 0.0377 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 number per square kilometre | 0.0307 number per square kilometre | 0.065 number per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 0.0636 number per square kilometre compare
- 166 Paraguay 0.0622 number per square kilometre compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 0.0562 number per square kilometre compare
- 169 Zambia 0.053 number per square kilometre compare
- 170 Guinea 0.0469 number per square kilometre compare
- 171 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0464 number per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Liberia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0545 number per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.065 number per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 number per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.