School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Liberia

Liberia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 70,661 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
70,661 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
95th
of 202 countries
All-time high
70,661 number
in 2020
All-time low
20,855 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Liberia, 1970–2020

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,772 number compare
  2. 93 Turkmenistan 71,432 number compare
  3. 94 Central African Republic 71,193 number compare
  4. 96 Paraguay 70,174 number compare
  5. 97 Palestine, State of 69,009 number compare
  6. 98 Libya 68,291 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Liberia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Liberia ranks 95th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/