Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Liberia
Liberia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 239 number in 2012. β Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Liberia, 1970β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 239 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 104.3% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Liberia peaked at 239 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18 number, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 132nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 87 number | 87 number | 87 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 93 number | 93 number | 93 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 120 number | 116 number | 124 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 178 number | 117 number | 239 number | 2 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 66.6% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 37,210 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 67.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Liberia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Liberia was 239 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 239 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Liberia ranks 132nd out of 159 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.