Liberia: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 10.66% from 0.9 in 2015 (2.05% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 136.22% from 0.42 in 1970 (1.73% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 31 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.1 in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Liberia had the 44th highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Liberia in the 2020 ranking

• Slovak Republic — 41st of 73: 1
• Ireland — 42nd of 73: 1
• Maldives — 43rd of 73: 1
• United States — 45th of 73: 1
• Austria — 46th of 73: 0.99
• Bulgaria — 47th of 73: 0.99

What this measures

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

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.94 (2018)
• Benin — 0.93 (2021)
• Botswana — 0.98 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.02 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.01 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 0.94 (2019)
• Cameroon — 0.9 (2019)
• Central African Republic — 0.77 (2017)
• Chad — 0.8 (2021)

More education data for Liberia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 3 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 569,741 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 66.59% (2022)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 67.42% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 65.79% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Liberia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 136.22% from 0.42 in 1970 (1.73% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1 in 2020 and the lowest 0.42 in 1970.

How does Liberia rank?

44th highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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