Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.32 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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 1.32 index for primary 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.32 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4699 index, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 3rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4699 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4817 index | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4928 index | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.506 index | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5208 index | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5334 index | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5494 index | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5601 index | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5692 index | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5737 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.579 index | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5864 index | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5955 index | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.611 index | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.63 index | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6476 index | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6679 index | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6942 index | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.722 index | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7507 index | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7776 index | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8059 index | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8317 index | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8578 index | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8836 index | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9116 index | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9438 index | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9792 index | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 index | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 index | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.12 index | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.14 index | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.16 index | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.18 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 index | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.21 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.22 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.24 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.26 index | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 index | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.29 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3 index | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.32 index | +1.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.32 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.32 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5204 index | 0.4699 index | 0.5692 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6307 index | 0.5737 index | 0.722 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8754 index | 0.7507 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.04 index | 1.22 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 index | 1.24 index | 1.32 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 1.32 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4699 index in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 3rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.