Education in Liberia 116 indicators covering education for Liberia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,538 2024 up 21.4% 68th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 99.3% 2017 down 11.0% 116th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.7% 2017 down 16.7% 110th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 2.0% 2100 down 30.0% 30th Number of adults with no formal education by region 230,300 people 2100 down 29.8% 49th Population by level of education 705,700 people 2100 up 22.7% 148th Repeaters, primary, female 7.2% 2017 up 5.1% 40th Repeaters, primary, male 6.6% 2017 up 3.2% 53rd School enrollment, primary 44.3% 2017 up 22.6% 183rd Trained teachers in primary education 62.3% 2022 up 10.6% 122nd Over-age students, primary 47.0% 2017 down 23.6% 3rd Secondary education, teachers 6.7% 2020 up 45.2% 196th School enrollment, primary, female 44.4% 2017 up 22.9% 164th School enrollment, primary, male 44.1% 2017 up 22.4% 164th Over-age students, primary, male 47.4% 2017 down 24.8% 3rd Over-age students, primary, female 46.5% 2017 down 22.1% 2nd Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th 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 Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 up 3.2% 63rd Tertiary education, academic staff 11.8% 2012 down 26.6% 160th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Children out of school, primary 327,280 2022 up 1,137.9% 28th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.8332 GPI 2019 down 1.4% 89th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 22.32 2017 down 20.2% 82nd Secondary education, pupils 42.9% 2015 up 2.9% 187th Children out of school, primary, female 157,569 2022 up 606.5% 34th Children out of school, primary, male 169,711 2022 up 4,003.3% 35th Trained teachers in preprimary education 34.1% 2022 down 26.9% 102nd Trained teachers in secondary education 82.5% 2020 up 51.1% 70th Adolescents out of school 44.4% 2022 up 79.5% 15th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 60.4% 2022 up 19.9% 83rd Trained teachers in secondary education, female 78.5% 2020 up 37.8% 71st Trained teachers in secondary education, male 82.8% 2020 up 52.0% 64th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.39 2015 — 65th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 37.31 2017 — 8th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 14.0% 2022 down 67.5% 89th Adolescents out of school, female 43.3% 2022 up 47.0% 15th Adolescents out of school, male 45.6% 2022 up 126.6% 15th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 82.2% 2020 up 29.7% 57th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 21.64 2012 down 70.1% 49th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 83.1% 2020 up 95.8% 52nd Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 79.6% 2020 up 26.4% 60th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 82.4% 2020 up 30.0% 53rd Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 64.66 pupils per teacher 2022 up 2.2% 5th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 26.2% 2019 up 20.3% 113th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 16.9% 2019 up 22.5% 119th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 36.5% 2019 up 19.1% 106th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 14.61 2017 down 6.5% 64th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 76.4% 2020 up 68.2% 56th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 83.5% 2020 up 97.6% 48th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 47.5% 2019 up 14.6% 121st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 63.0% 2019 up 12.6% 115th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 35.6% 2019 up 17.6% 112th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 49.3% 2019 up 16.2% 105th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 23.4% 2019 up 20.1% 114th ← Previous Page 2 of 2