School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia

Liberia: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9887 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9887 GPI
World rank
132nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9887 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.3933 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2020

00.20.40.60.811970199520201970: 0.393 GPI1971: 0.404 GPI1972: 0.424 GPI1975: 0.451 GPI1976: 0.438 GPI1978: 0.507 GPI1979: 0.517 GPI1980: 0.5 GPI1999: 0.729 GPI2000: 0.736 GPI2011: 0.884 GPI2014: 0.876 GPI2015: 0.864 GPI2020: 0.989 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia is 0.9887 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 0.9887 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3933 GPI, in 1970.

Liberia ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Liberia, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.3933 GPI
1971 0.4044 GPI +2.8%
1972 0.4238 GPI +4.8%
1975 0.4506 GPI +6.3%
1976 0.4379 GPI -2.8%
1978 0.5072 GPI +15.8%
1979 0.517 GPI +1.9%
1980 0.4998 GPI -3.3%
1999 0.7285 GPI +45.8%
2000 0.7363 GPI +1.1%
2011 0.8836 GPI +20.0%
2014 0.8765 GPI -0.8%
2015 0.8636 GPI -1.5%
2020 0.9887 GPI +14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4477 GPI 0.3933 GPI 0.517 GPI 7
1980s 0.4998 GPI 0.4998 GPI 0.4998 GPI 1
1990s 0.7285 GPI 0.7285 GPI 0.7285 GPI 1
2000s 0.7363 GPI 0.7363 GPI 0.7363 GPI 1
2010s 0.8745 GPI 0.8636 GPI 0.8836 GPI 3
2020s 0.9887 GPI 0.9887 GPI 0.9887 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 129 Republic of Moldova 0.9899 GPI compare
  2. 130 Saudi Arabia 0.9889 GPI compare
  3. 131 Belize 0.9888 GPI compare
  4. 133 Malawi 0.9885 GPI compare
  5. 134 Cayman Islands 0.988 GPI compare
  6. 135 United States 0.9868 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

More aid effectiveness data for Liberia

All data for Liberia →

Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia was 0.9887 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9887 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3933 GPI in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Liberia ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://aid.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-primary-and-secondary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/liberia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://aid.statizoid.com/stat/school-enrollment-primary-and-secondary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/liberia/">School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Liberia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.