Population of compulsory school age, female in Liberia

Liberia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 379,089 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
379,089 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
107th
of 186 countries
All-time high
379,089 number
in 2019
All-time low
232,444 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Liberia, 2003–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2003201120192003: 232.4k number2004: 237.8k number2005: 244.6k number2006: 253.4k number2007: 264.9k number2008: 277.8k number2009: 291.3k number2010: 304.2k number2011: 315.8k number2012: 326.6k number2013: 336.3k number2014: 344.9k number2015: 352.6k number2016: 359.5k number2017: 366.5k number2018: 373.1k number2019: 379.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Liberia stood at 379,089 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Liberia peaked at 379,089 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 232,444 number, in 2003.

That places Liberia 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 257,466 number 232,444 number 291,343 number 7
2010s 345,848 number 304,239 number 379,089 number 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 104 Belarus, Republic of 442,080 number compare
  2. 105 Panama 404,242 number compare
  3. 106 Eritrea, The State of 382,985 number compare
  4. 108 Bulgaria 378,417 number compare
  5. 109 Ireland 336,584 number compare
  6. 110 Uruguay 325,845 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Liberia?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Liberia was 379,089 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 379,089 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 232,444 number in 2003.
How does Liberia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Liberia ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.