Primary completion rate, total in Liberia
Liberia: Primary completion rate, total 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 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% |
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 ODA received per capita 102.43 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 15.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 5,841 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 102.43 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 11.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 5,841 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.1282 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 102.43 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 102.43 constant 2023 US$ per person (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.