Education in Liberia

1,552 indicators covering education for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 5.72 years 2022 down 32.2% 195th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 61.6% 2022 down 22.5% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 16.1% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 60.2% 2022 down 33.2% 196th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 854 2022 down 62.3% 74th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 949 2022 down 58.5% 81st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 455,441 2025 up 8.6% 107th
School age population, early childhood education, female 224,851 2025 up 8.5% 107th
School age population, early childhood education, male 230,590 2025 up 8.6% 107th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 31.1% 2020 down 20.0% 178th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,610 2022 down 24.9% 99th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4,551 2022 down 31.2% 102nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 5.66 years 2022 down 37.1% 196th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 5.78 years 2022 down 26.5% 193rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 16.8% 37th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 2.6% 2021 down 76.6% 85th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.4% 2011 down 77.8% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 30.4% 2020 down 10.9% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9603 GPI 2020 up 22.3% 146th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 31.7% 2020 down 27.1% 176th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 61.6% 2000 162nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,049 2022 down 34.7% 95th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 43,883 number 2012 down 16.0% 135th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 61.7% 2022 down 35.7% 197th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 76.98 millions 2021 up 80.6% 161st
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.4% 2021 up 36.4% 158th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 975 number 2018 up 18.2% 183rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 3.0% 2021 down 61.5% 79th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 871 2022 down 36.5% 89th
Children out of school, primary 327,280 2022 up 1,137.9% 28th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 327,280 2022 up 1,137.9% 28th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 1,021 2022 down 31.6% 97th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 38.3% 2022 up 868.8% 10th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 11,484 number 2017 up 82.3% 92nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 16,478 2022 up 66.1% 88th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 2,117 2022 down 32.6% 96th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 97,206 number 2015 up 72.2% 131st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3 2023 down 89.7% 151st
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 6,307 2020 up 34.3% 99th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 6.7% 2017 up 41.5% 137th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 769 number 2017 up 158.1% 115th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 7.4% 2021 up 42.1% 183rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 2,434 2022 down 30.0% 102nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1,050 2022 up 117.8% 120th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 6.4% 2022 up 31.1% 155th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 15,428 2022 up 63.5% 50th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 6.6% 2020 up 57.6% 153rd
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 415 2020 up 111.7% 126th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 5,892 2020 up 31.0% 82nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 848 2022 down 22.9% 97th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 762 2022 down 27.1% 93rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 2.9% 2021 down 53.6% 79th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 2.6% 2021 down 74.4% 81st
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 2.5% 2021 down 78.6% 74th