School age population, one year before than official … male than in Liberia
Liberia: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 70,661 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Liberia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Liberia stood at 70,661 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Liberia peaked at 70,661 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,855 number, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 95th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … male than in Liberia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,855 number | — |
| 1971 | 21,251 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 22,011 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 22,755 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 23,467 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 24,132 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 24,740 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 25,721 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 26,707 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 27,676 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 28,603 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 29,439 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 29,301 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 30,531 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 31,641 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 32,484 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 32,978 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 33,356 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 33,446 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 33,257 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 32,792 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 32,043 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 31,464 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 30,748 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 30,123 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 29,821 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 29,935 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 32,325 number | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 34,566 number | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 37,117 number | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 39,574 number | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 41,731 number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 43,830 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 45,645 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 47,250 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 48,760 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 50,130 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 52,185 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 54,440 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 56,727 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 58,847 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 60,682 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 62,377 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 63,772 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 64,931 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 65,951 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66,919 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67,969 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 68,928 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69,817 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 70,661 number | +1.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 70,661 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 262,916 number, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 70,661 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,932 number | 20,855 number | 27,676 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,504 number | 28,603 number | 33,446 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,093 number | 29,821 number | 37,117 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,027 number | 39,574 number | 56,727 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,019 number | 58,847 number | 69,817 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,661 number | 70,661 number | 70,661 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Liberia?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Liberia was 70,661 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,661 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,855 number in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Liberia ranks 95th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/