Education in Liberia 1,552 indicators covering education for Liberia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 40.8% 2022 up 89.3% 12th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 8.37 millions 2021 down 23.2% 114th International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.5% 2021 up 20.3% 8th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 78.5% 2020 up 37.8% 72nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 82.8% 2020 up 52.0% 65th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 243,468 2022 up 159.7% 32nd Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 55.04 2023 unchanged 134th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 262,253 2022 up 276.4% 31st Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2022 down 100.0% 76th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 17.73 headcount basis 2020 down 18.0% 54th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 82.2% 2020 up 29.7% 58th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 39.2% 2022 up 119.3% 9th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9507 GPIA 2022 down 25.1% 84th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 79.6% 2020 up 26.4% 62nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 82.4% 2020 up 30.0% 54th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 41.2% 2022 up 215.8% 6th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.4% 2021 down 73.5% 75th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 139th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 135th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 176th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 — 174th Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 14.0% 2022 down 67.5% 89th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,241 number 2017 up 7.5% 87th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 9.58 millions 2021 down 24.7% 106th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.2% 2021 down 76.4% 72nd Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9783 GPIA 2022 down 27.2% 76th Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 24.3% 2022 up 105.6% 128th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 48.2% 2022 up 5.2% 123rd Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 52.0% 2020 up 2.8% 11th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.1% 2020 up 5.3% 11th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.0% 2020 down 2.9% 161st Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 22.15 millions 2021 up 69.2% 139th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.5% 2021 down 70.6% 81st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 6,834 number 2017 up 6.3% 94th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 37.6% 2022 up 51.8% 116th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 83.1% 2020 up 95.8% 53rd Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 64.66 headcount basis 2022 up 2.2% 5th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 23.7% 2022 down 50.8% 111th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 14.13 millions 2021 down 3.9% 144th Adolescents out of school, female 43.3% 2022 up 47.0% 15th Adolescents out of school, male 45.6% 2022 up 126.6% 15th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 76.4% 2020 up 68.2% 57th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 83.5% 2020 up 97.6% 49th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 21.5% 2022 down 54.0% 109th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 35.5% 2022 down 38.7% 110th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 101st Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 4,496 number 2017 up 19.8% 64th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 34.4% 2022 down 8.5% 82nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 1,366 number 2017 up 14.7% 80th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9853 GPIA 2015 up 1.3% 64th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 61.2% 2022 up 36.8% 68th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 56.7% 2022 down 19.6% 148th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 14.0% 2022 down 55.5% 72nd Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2022 up 17.8% 32nd Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 70.4% 2022 down 11.5% 96th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 54.4% 2022 down 31.9% 148th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 167,825 number 2017 up 70.5% 123rd ← Previous Page 16 of 26 Next →