Liberia: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is up 21.05% from 226,832 in 2015 (3.89% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 1,537% from 16,771 in 1970 (5.75% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 37 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Liberia in the 2020 ranking

• Mauritania — 2nd of 3: 258,591
• Timor-Leste — 3rd of 3: 162,113

What this measures

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

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

All 14 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.59 million (2023)
• Benin — 929,099 (2022)
• Botswana — 175,513 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.19 million (2024)
• Burundi — 590,027 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 55,831 (2022)
• Cameroon — 2.01 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — 137,844 (2017)
• Chad — 764,990 (2024)
• Comoros — 67,764 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 7.93 million (2023)

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 secondary education, pupils?

274,573 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 1,537% from 16,771 in 1970 (5.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 274,573 in 2020 and the lowest 16,771 in 1970.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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