Tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia
Liberia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 11.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia, 1970–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia is 11.8%, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia peaked at 18.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2010.
That places Liberia 160th out of 170 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.0% | — |
| 1987 | 18.4% | +67.9% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -46.8% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Liberia was 11.8% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Liberia ranks 160th out of 170 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.