Education in Liberia

1,552 indicators covering education for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 56.3% 2020 down 25.1% 204th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 85.8% 13th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0011 number per person 2017 up 68.1% 186th
Teachers in primary education, female 5,254 number 2017 up 133.5% 144th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 7,128 2022 down 67.2% 78th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7,687 2022 down 65.2% 86th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0545 number per square kilometre 2017 up 133.5% 168th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2022 up 9.1% 16th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2017 down 22.9% 32nd
Children out of school, female 37.3% 2022 up 455.4% 11th
Children out of school, male 39.2% 2022 up 3,097.1% 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2,028 2012 up 162.7% 134th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 250,792 number 2017 51st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 10.8% 2012 down 41.5% 157th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 55.6% 2020 down 20.5% 198th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 37.0% 2020 down 4.6% 196th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9744 GPIA 2020 up 12.1% 164th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 57.0% 2020 down 29.0% 199th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 38.4% 2020 down 20.7% 196th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9629 GPIA 2020 up 20.3% 175th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.2% 2017 69th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 7.3 years 2020 down 17.9% 195th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 7.52 years 2020 down 27.1% 196th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9713 GPIA 2020 up 12.6% 170th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.5419 years 2012 down 41.5% 166th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.52 years 2020 up 8.0% 196th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.64 years 2020 down 9.2% 193rd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9524 GPIA 2020 up 18.9% 178th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 50.5% 2011 up 25.8% 27th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.6% 2011 down 80.7% 109th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 10.79 years 2000 141st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 28,380 2022 up 116.8% 48th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.7 years 2022 down 66.5% 116th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 99.5% 2017 down 14.0% 118th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 29.8% 2025 up 3.5% 163rd
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 35.6% 2025 up 13.3% 161st
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.32 modelled data 2025 up 13.5% 3rd
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 24.2% 2025 down 7.9% 164th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 128.16 % change on previous year 2000 2nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 6.7% 2020 up 45.2% 208th
Teachers in secondary education, female 1,203 2020 up 77.4% 160th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 8.4% 2011 down 73.7% 87th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 22.7% 2025 up 14.3% 159th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 24.3% 2025 up 22.7% 157th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.14 modelled data 2025 up 13.5% 28th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 21.0% 2025 up 6.0% 161st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 14.2% 2025 up 18.1% 149th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 13.8% 2025 up 30.1% 146th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9434 modelled data 2025 up 19.9% 133rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 14.7% 2025 up 8.5% 149th
Teachers in secondary education, male 16,654 2020 up 19.5% 99th