Trained teachers in primary education, female in Liberia
Liberia: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 72.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Liberia, 2006–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Liberia is 72.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2006.
Liberia ranks 105th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.8% | — |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +87.3% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 72.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 94.3%, 77% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 72.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.3%, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 44.8% | 56.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 53.4% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 71.3% | 72.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 primary education, female in Liberia?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Liberia was 72.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Liberia ranks 105th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.