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.
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 |
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More gender data for Liberia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 79,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 76,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 78,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 75,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 77,167 (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.