School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia

Liberia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.99 years in 2000. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2000)
8.99 years
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
157th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.99 years
in 2000
All-time low
1.6 years
in 1970
Years of data
7
1970–2000

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia, 1970–2000

24681970198520001970: 1.6 years1971: 1.7 years1972: 1.9 years1975: 2.2 years1979: 2.9 years1999: 7.2 years2000: 9 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia is 8.99 years, measured in 2000. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia peaked at 8.99 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1970.

Liberia ranks 157th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Liberia, 1970 to 2000.
Year years Change
1970 1.6 years
1971 1.71 years +6.3%
1972 1.87 years +9.4%
1975 2.2 years +18.0%
1979 2.93 years +33.2%
1999 7.25 years +147.1%
2000 8.99 years +24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.06 years 1.6 years 2.93 years 5
1990s 7.25 years 7.25 years 7.25 years 1
2000s 8.99 years 8.99 years 8.99 years 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 154 Burkina Faso 9.16 years compare
  2. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
  3. 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
  4. 158 Solomon Islands 8.79 years compare
  5. 159 Iraq 8.75 years compare
  6. 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.52 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia was 8.99 years in 2000, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 8.99 years in 2000.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Liberia ranks 157th out of 175 countries with data for 2000.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.