Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.14 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.14 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4189 index, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 28th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4189 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4287 index | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.433 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4419 index | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4521 index | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4652 index | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4719 index | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4798 index | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4895 index | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5012 index | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.517 index | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5297 index | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5419 index | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5499 index | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5575 index | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5773 index | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5941 index | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6162 index | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6317 index | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.644 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6524 index | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6651 index | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6831 index | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6993 index | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7101 index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7194 index | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7316 index | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7457 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7735 index | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8193 index | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8654 index | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9095 index | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9456 index | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9752 index | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 index | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 index | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.13 index | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.14 index | +0.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.14 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.14 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4534 index | 0.4189 index | 0.4895 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5617 index | 0.5012 index | 0.6317 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7024 index | 0.644 index | 0.7735 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9688 index | 0.8193 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 1.14 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 1.14 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4189 index in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.