Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.3257 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia stood at 0.3257 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.3257 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0579 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Liberia ranks 44th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2035 units per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2247 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2305 units per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2027 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.241 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.245 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2611 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3257 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3257 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1494 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3257 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1501 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | 0.2035 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2149 units per square kilometre | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2773 units per square kilometre | 0.245 units per square kilometre | 0.3257 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 41 Denmark 0.3505 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 0.3375 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guatemala 0.3288 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3179 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 0.317 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Japan 0.3016 units per square kilometre
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, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.3257 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3257 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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.
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Teachers in primary education, male (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.