Population of compulsory school age, male in Liberia

Liberia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 393,829 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
393,829 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
108th
of 186 countries
All-time high
393,829 number
in 2019
All-time low
237,697 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2003201120192003: 237.7k number2004: 243.4k number2005: 250.7k number2006: 260.0k number2007: 272.1k number2008: 285.7k number2009: 299.9k number2010: 313.6k number2011: 325.9k number2012: 337.6k number2013: 348.0k number2014: 357.2k number2015: 365.3k number2016: 372.6k number2017: 380.2k number2018: 387.2k number2019: 393.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 393,829 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Liberia peaked at 393,829 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 237,697 number, in 2003.

That places Liberia 108th 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 264,221 number 237,697 number 299,918 number 7
2010s 358,143 number 313,600 number 393,829 number 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 105 Panama 421,836 number compare
  2. 106 Bulgaria 400,376 number compare
  3. 107 Eritrea 399,556 number compare
  4. 109 Ireland 352,884 number compare
  5. 110 Uruguay 340,326 number compare
  6. 111 Puerto Rico 336,904 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Liberia?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Liberia was 393,829 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 393,829 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 237,697 number in 2003.
How does Liberia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Liberia ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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

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