School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Liberia

Liberia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 3.89 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
3.89 years
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.05 years
in 2014
All-time low
0.713 years
in 1970
Years of data
15
1970–2017

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Liberia, 1970–2017

123451970199320171970: 0.713 years1971: 0.769 years1972: 0.832 years1975: 0.881 years1976: 0.782 years1978: 0.944 years1979: 1 years1980: 1.2 years1998: 0.723 years1999: 1.3 years2000: 2.2 years2014: 5 years2015: 4.9 years2016: 4.2 years2017: 3.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Liberia is 3.89 years, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Liberia peaked at 5.05 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.713 years, in 1970.

Liberia ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8502 years 0.713 years 1.03 years 7
1980s 1.16 years 1.16 years 1.16 years 1
1990s 0.9881 years 0.7231 years 1.25 years 2
2000s 2.18 years 2.18 years 2.18 years 1
2010s 4.49 years 3.89 years 5.05 years 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Liberia?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Liberia was 3.89 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 5.05 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.713 years in 1970.
How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Liberia ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.