Children out of school, primary in Liberia

Liberia: Children out of school, primary was 327,280 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
327,280
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
28th
of 197 countries
All-time high
463,675
in 2014
All-time low
26,438
in 2011
Years of data
10
1999–2022

Children out of school, primary in Liberia, 1999–2022

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1999201020221999: 245.1k2008: 363.8k2011: 26.4k2014: 463.7k2015: 103.5k2016: 159.2k2017: 211.1k2020: 263.3k2021: 300.3k2022: 327.3k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

In 2022, children out of school, primary in Liberia stood at 327,280.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 1,137.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Liberia peaked at 463,675 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,438, in 2011.

That places Liberia 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 245,056 245,056 245,056 1
2000s 363,796 363,796 363,796 1
2010s 192,793 26,438 463,675 5
2020s 296,954 263,314 327,280 3

Countries ranked near Liberia

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  3. 27 Zimbabwe 332,314 compare
  4. 29 Brazil 316,818 compare
  5. 30 Uganda 310,010 compare
  6. 31 Guinea 308,947 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary in Liberia?
Children out of school, primary in Liberia was 327,280 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 463,675 in 2014.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 26,438 in 2011.
How does Liberia rank for children out of school, primary?
Liberia ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,137.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.