Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Liberia
Liberia: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 3.95 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.95
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.92
in 1979
All-time low
3.95
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Liberia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.95 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Liberia peaked at 6.92 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.95, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6 | — |
| 1951 | 6.04 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 6.09 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 6.12 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 6.16 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.19 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 6.24 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 6.28 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 6.31 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 6.35 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 6.39 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.45 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 6.5 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.56 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.58 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.62 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.63 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.65 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.66 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.64 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.58 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 6.54 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.6 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 6.65 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.69 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.74 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 6.79 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 6.84 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.88 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.92 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 6.87 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.83 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.79 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.76 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 6.73 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.69 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.64 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.57 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 6.51 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 6.43 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 6.37 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 6.32 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.28 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.25 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.21 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.17 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.13 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.08 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.02 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.95 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.88 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.77 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.65 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.55 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.51 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.52 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.53 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.46 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.33 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.17 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.06 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.97 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.88 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.75 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.62 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.52 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.46 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.34 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.26 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.17 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.02 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.95 | -1.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 3.95 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.19, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 3.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.18 | 6 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 | 6.39 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.72 | 6.54 | 6.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.68 | 6.43 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.18 | 5.95 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 5.17 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 4.26 | 5.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 3.95 | 4.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 27 Gambia 4.01 compare
- 28 Ethiopia 3.99 compare
- 29 Madagascar 3.97 compare
- 31 Comoros 3.88 compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 compare
More education data for Liberia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.71 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 61.75 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Liberia?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Liberia was 3.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 in 1979.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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