Trained teachers in secondary education in Liberia
Liberia: Trained teachers in secondary education was 82.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education in Liberia, 2011–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 82.5% for trained teachers in secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Liberia peaked at 82.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2016.
Liberia ranks 70th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54.6% | — |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +140.0% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.9% | 33.4% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 67 Eritrea 83.2%
- 68 Ghana 82.9% compare
- 69 Sierra Leone 82.8% compare
- 71 Cape Verde 82.2% compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 80.4% compare
- 73 Monaco 79.9%
More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Liberia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Liberia was 82.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Liberia ranks 70th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.