Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia

Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female was 0.46 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.46
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.66
in 1990
All-time low
0.26
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia, 1960–2010

00.20.40.61960198520101960: 0.261965: 0.321970: 0.411975: 0.531980: 0.581985: 0.631990: 0.661995: 0.562000: 0.532005: 0.52010: 0.46

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia is 0.46, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia peaked at 0.66 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 1960.

That places Liberia 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.26
1965 0.32 +23.1%
1970 0.41 +28.1%
1975 0.53 +29.3%
1980 0.58 +9.4%
1985 0.63 +8.6%
1990 0.66 +4.8%
1995 0.56 -15.2%
2000 0.53 -5.4%
2005 0.5 -5.7%
2010 0.46 -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.29 0.26 0.32 2
1970s 0.47 0.41 0.53 2
1980s 0.605 0.58 0.63 2
1990s 0.61 0.56 0.66 2
2000s 0.515 0.5 0.53 2
2010s 0.46 0.46 0.46 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 117 Malawi 0.61 compare
  2. 118 Cameroon 0.54 compare
  3. 119 Togo 0.49 compare
  4. 121 Cambodia 0.37 compare
  5. 121 Central African Republic 0.37 compare
  6. 121 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.37 compare
  7. 121 Libya 0.37 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Liberia was 0.46 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.66 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1960.
How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
Liberia ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 75+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 75.