Teachers in primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in primary education, female was 5,254 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Liberia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Liberia is 5,254 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 6,260 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,007 number, in 1998.
That places Liberia 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,007 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,931 number | +91.8% |
| 2000 | 3,631 number | +88.0% |
| 2006 | 2,250 number | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 2,637 number | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 2,807 number | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3,497 number | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 3,606 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,954 number | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 6,260 number | +111.9% |
| 2017 | 5,254 number | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,469 number | 1,007 number | 1,931 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,831 number | 2,250 number | 3,631 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 4,314 number | 2,954 number | 6,260 number | 5 |
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 primary education, female in Liberia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Liberia was 5,254 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,260 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,007 number in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in 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 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.