Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Liberia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.01 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2017.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7782 GPI, in 1999.
Liberia ranks 72nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7782 GPI | — |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9378 GPI | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9367 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9598 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9834 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7782 GPI | 0.7782 GPI | 0.7782 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9675 GPI | 0.9367 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9835 GPI | 0.9598 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 3 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Liberia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Liberia was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7782 GPI in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.