Education in Liberia

1,552 indicators covering education for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population of compulsory school age, male 441,674 2025 up 15.0% 111th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 196,074 2022 up 42.1% 118th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2012 33rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 249,544 2025 up 39.7% 67th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 123,530 2025 up 38.6% 67th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 126,014 2025 up 40.8% 67th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 97,970 2022 up 59.0% 116th
Duration of compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 182nd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1,478 2022 down 68.1% 75th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,286 2022 down 65.8% 74th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 72.2% 2022 up 15.0% 105th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 60.5% 2022 up 9.3% 113th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1,501 2022 down 67.6% 81st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 1,389 2022 down 64.0% 76th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 98,104 2022 up 28.4% 117th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 2.3% 2023 up 34.1% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 29.9% 2015 down 6.3% 167th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,156 2022 down 60.5% 74th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1,202 2022 down 60.4% 83rd
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2012 up 148.6% 89th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 53.3% 2025 up 132.8% 8th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 51.3% 2025 up 102.0% 10th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 55.3% 2025 up 171.1% 4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 49.6% 2025 up 55.5% 37th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 49.0% 2025 up 34.6% 38th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 50.2% 2025 up 82.5% 37th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 35.5% 2025 up 86.8% 13th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 34.1% 2025 up 75.8% 14th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 36.8% 2025 up 97.8% 10th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.9761 modelled data 2025 down 21.6% 81st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 106,194 2020 up 6.6% 119th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.3% 2023 up 34.1% 174th
Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 up 3.2% 63rd
Inequality in education 0.4212 2023 down 1.8% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 25.3% 2015 down 14.1% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 34.5% 2015 up 0.3% 161st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.7353 GPI 2015 down 14.4% 169th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 51,546 2020 up 17.8% 119th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9277 modelled data 2025 down 22.5% 108th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 6 2025 unchanged 177th
End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 54,648 2020 down 2.1% 117th
Tertiary education, academic staff 11.8% 2012 down 26.6% 160th
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 9th
End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 134th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,892 2022 down 33.9% 95th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9266 modelled data 2025 down 11.0% 113th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2012 up 229.6% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 48.8% 2022 up 1.8% 184th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2012 up 670.3% 96th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 60.9% 2022 down 28.2% 196th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 49.3% 2022 up 14.8% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 48.3% 2022 down 8.7% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 25.7% 56th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.9% 2012 down 31.6% 155th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2012 up 1,416.5% 81st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.1% 2012 down 7.0% 161st