Education in Liberia

1,552 indicators covering education for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.2% 2025 up 8.3% 168th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.5% 2025 up 15.6% 128th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.9% 2025 up 12.8% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.2% 2012 down 36.8% 161st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 13.5% 2012 down 44.1% 144th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.6122 GPIA 2012 up 13.0% 173rd
Primary education, teachers 15.7% 2022 up 12.8% 200th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 13,658 number 2017 up 47.5% 70th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -16.07 % change on previous year 2017 down 349.3% 188th
Repeaters, primary, total 6.9% 2017 up 4.3% 48th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.4118 years 2012 down 36.8% 162nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.6727 years 2012 down 44.1% 152nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.6122 GPIA 2012 up 13.0% 174th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 10.16 years 2000 156th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 57.8% 2022 down 8.8% 185th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2,028 number 2012 up 162.7% 128th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 1,244 2024 down 17.9% 53rd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,043 2024 up 2.1% 56th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,433 2024 up 20.7% 64th
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 children who are not in pre-primary school 34.8% 2022 up 206.1% 43rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.72 years 2022 down 65.3% 110th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.67 years 2022 down 67.7% 114th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2022 up 7.3% 57th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 43.3% 2022 down 11.4% 194th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 16,081 2022 up 140.4% 9th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 12,299 2022 up 92.1% 72nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.7165 GPI 2000 172nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 239 2012 up 92.7% 143rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 11.8% 2012 down 26.6% 162nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1,789 2012 up 176.1% 124th
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
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.819 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.3% 180th
Repeaters, primary, female 7.2% 2017 up 5.1% 40th
Repeaters, primary, male 6.6% 2017 up 3.2% 53rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.37 years 2000 160th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.96 years 2000 124th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.6999 GPIA 2000 176th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 62.1% 2017 up 41.8% 175th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 56.7% 2022 down 18.2% 180th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 59.0% 2022 up 2.7% 176th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.04 GPIA 2022 up 25.2% 47th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 8,482 number 2017 up 109.1% 86th
School enrollment, primary 44.3% 2017 up 22.6% 183rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9804 GPIA 2011 down 4.9% 209th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 44.5% 2022 up 9.3% 166th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.8332 GPIA 2019 down 1.4% 89th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 65.4% 2000 140th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 326 2023 up 96.4% 168th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,182 2023 up 135.9% 163rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 159th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 157 2023 up 63.5% 80th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 165 2023 up 1,733.3% 128th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 222 2023 up 29.1% 48th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 221 2023 up 5,425.0% 32nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 7 2023 70th