Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Liberia
Liberia: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 57.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Liberia, 1978–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, total in Liberia stood at 57.8%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Liberia peaked at 63.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1978.
That places Liberia 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27.6% | — |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +124.5% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -1.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 57.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 57.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 57.6% | 61.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 57.2% | 63.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.8% | 58.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More aid effectiveness data for Liberia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 41,902 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 736 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.42 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 59.79 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 29,494 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 25.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 2.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 86,452 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 9.13 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Liberia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Liberia was 57.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1978.
- How does Liberia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Liberia ranks 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.