School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.99 years in 2000. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Liberia, 1970–2000
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 154 Burkina Faso 9.16 years compare
- 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 8.79 years compare
- 159 Iraq 8.75 years compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.52 years compare
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)
- 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)
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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About this data
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.