Liberia - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Liberia was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Liberia was 226,832 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 237,643 in 2011 and a minimum value of 16,771 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 16,771
1971 18,856
1972 22,624
1975 34,151
1976 31,224
1978 47,446
1979 53,254
1980 54,623
1999 113,878
2000 135,509
2011 237,643
2014 222,857
2015 226,832

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Liberia was 42.85 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 44.34 in 2011, while its lowest value was 22.69 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 23.02
1971 22.69
1972 22.75
1975 24.88
1976 24.12
1978 28.40
1979 27.61
1980 28.09
1999 38.95
2000 41.66
2011 44.34
2014 43.00
2015 42.85

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Liberia was 270,010 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 272,796 in 2016 and a minimum value of 15,494 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 15,494
1971 17,803
1972 21,411
1975 32,978
1976 29,544
1978 45,668
1979 51,231
1980 51,666
1984 43,273
1999 94,126
2000 90,442
2006 132,224
2008 158,242
2009 182,874
2011 220,078
2016 272,796
2017 270,010

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Liberia was 47.31 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 47.34 in 2016, while its lowest value was 22.86 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 23.34
1971 22.86
1972 23.11
1975 25.26
1976 24.74
1978 29.01
1979 27.99
1980 28.32
1999 40.76
2000 42.42
2006 42.72
2008 42.88
2009 42.88
2011 43.85
2016 47.34
2017 47.31

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Liberia was 17,565 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,067 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1,053 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 1,277
1971 1,053
1972 1,213
1975 1,173
1976 1,680
1978 1,778
1979 2,023
1980 2,957
1999 19,752
2000 45,067
2011 17,565

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Liberia was 50.47 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 50.47 in 2011, while its lowest value was 12.77 in 1978.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 19.03
1971 19.94
1972 16.41
1975 14.24
1976 13.15
1978 12.77
1979 18.04
1980 24.04
1999 30.32
2000 40.12
2011 50.47

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Liberia was 17,512 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,512 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,016 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 1,016
1976 1,799
1999 6,629
2014 14,974
2015 12,334
2017 17,512

Secondary education, teachers, female

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 228.00
1999 1,060.00
2014 693.00
2015 626.00
2017 1,092.00

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 12.67
1999 15.99
2014 4.63
2015 5.08
2017 6.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes