School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Liberia

Liberia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 417,420 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
417,420 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
417,420 number
in 2019
All-time low
212,862 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Liberia, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 212.9k number1999: 229.2k number2000: 246.1k number2001: 259.6k number2002: 273.5k number2003: 285.0k number2004: 294.3k number2005: 299.8k number2006: 307.7k number2007: 319.3k number2008: 331.9k number2009: 344.8k number2010: 356.7k number2011: 367.0k number2012: 376.3k number2013: 383.9k number2014: 390.2k number2015: 396.1k number2016: 401.4k number2017: 407.1k number2018: 412.4k number2019: 417.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 417,420 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 417,420 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 212,862 number, in 1998.

Liberia ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Liberia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 212,862 number
1999 229,153 number +7.7%
2000 246,115 number +7.4%
2001 259,565 number +5.5%
2002 273,507 number +5.4%
2003 284,984 number +4.2%
2004 294,296 number +3.3%
2005 299,800 number +1.9%
2006 307,735 number +2.6%
2007 319,260 number +3.7%
2008 331,924 number +4.0%
2009 344,759 number +3.9%
2010 356,706 number +3.5%
2011 366,958 number +2.9%
2012 376,272 number +2.5%
2013 383,878 number +2.0%
2014 390,211 number +1.6%
2015 396,076 number +1.5%
2016 401,376 number +1.3%
2017 407,112 number +1.4%
2018 412,394 number +1.3%
2019 417,420 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 221,008 number 212,862 number 229,153 number 2
2000s 296,194 number 246,115 number 344,759 number 10
2010s 390,840 number 356,706 number 417,420 number 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 106 Hungary 444,137 number compare
  2. 107 Central African Republic 427,985 number compare
  3. 108 Costa Rica 422,805 number compare
  4. 110 Serbia 392,034 number compare
  5. 111 Gambia 378,154 number compare
  6. 112 Denmark 360,032 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Liberia?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Liberia was 417,420 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 417,420 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 212,862 number in 1998.
How does Liberia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Liberia ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/