Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 60.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia, 2006–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2022, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia stood at 60.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia peaked at 60.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2006.
Liberia ranks 83rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.5% | — |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +55.1% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +3.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 60.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.1%, 86% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 60.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.5%, 77% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 39.5% | 56.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.5% | 60.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 80 Brunei Darussalam 67.4% compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 63.2% compare
- 84 Nicaragua 55.0% compare
- 85 Dominica 54.3% compare
- 86 Rwanda 53.1% compare
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Liberia was 60.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 83rd out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.