Education in Liberia

1,552 indicators covering education for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Trained teachers in primary education 62.3% 2022 up 10.6% 122nd
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 239 number 2012 up 92.7% 132nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 21.9% 76th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 49.6% 2020 up 49.1% 13th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 4,014.3% 23rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 3.8% 35th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 76th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2017 down 2.0% 72nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 7 2023 down 12.5% 136th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5 2023 down 28.6% 135th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 1,265.3% 129th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.4% 2023 up 75.7% 187th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 46.1% 185th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 159th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 43.3% 140th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 15.7% 2022 up 12.8% 212th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 33.9% 131st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.22 GPIA 2011 up 29.8% 12th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 3,515 2022 down 73.9% 78th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 down 14.3% 105th
Enrolment in primary education, female 310,481 number 2017 up 34.3% 99th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 45.1% 2022 up 24.2% 168th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 44.0% 2022 down 2.6% 165th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 27.4% 95th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 2,979 2022 down 67.8% 80th
Over-age students, primary 47.0% 2017 down 23.6% 3rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2,675 2022 down 64.9% 75th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2,358 2022 down 60.4% 81st
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
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 6 2025 unchanged 181st
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 61st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.7% 2020 up 50.5% 61st
Over-age students, primary, male 47.4% 2017 down 24.8% 3rd
Over-age students, primary, female 46.5% 2017 down 22.1% 2nd
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2022 up 17.8% 32nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 197,445 number 2019 up 40.5% 72nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 97,536 number 2019 up 40.0% 72nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 99,909 number 2019 up 40.9% 73rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2015 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 54.8% 2000 155th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.7221 GPI 2000 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 75.8% 2000 99th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1,803 2022 down 60.4% 80th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 50.1% 2017 up 10.2% 173rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1,630 2022 down 75.7% 75th
Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1,885 2022 down 72.2% 78th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2012 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 48.6% 2017 up 22.6% 172nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 51.5% 2017 up 0.8% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9437 GPI 2017 up 21.6% 152nd
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 872,670 2025 up 14.7% 110th
Population of compulsory school age, female 430,996 2025 up 14.5% 110th