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

Liberia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 0.97 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
0.97
World rank
121st
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.45
in 1990
All-time low
0.57
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

00.511.51960198520101960: 0.571965: 0.71970: 0.91975: 1.21980: 1.31985: 1.41990: 1.41995: 1.22000: 1.12005: 1.12010: 0.97

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+, total in Liberia is 0.97, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Liberia peaked at 1.45 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.57, in 1960.

That places Liberia 121st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.635 0.57 0.7 2
1970s 1.03 0.9 1.17 2
1980s 1.34 1.29 1.4 2
1990s 1.32 1.2 1.45 2
2000s 1.09 1.05 1.13 2
2010s 0.97 0.97 0.97 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 120 Gambia 1.02 compare
  2. 122 Congo 0.96 compare
  3. 123 Tunisia 0.92 compare
  4. 124 Cote d'Ivoire 0.86 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Liberia?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Liberia was 0.97 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+, total recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.57 in 1960.
How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Liberia ranks 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total
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+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.