How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Liberia ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Liberia

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Liberia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Liberia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.08 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)

7.08 years

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

170th

of 188 countries

All-time high

8.36 years

in 2011

All-time low

6.31 years

in 1999

Years of data

1999–2017

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Liberia, 1999–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 7.08 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2017.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Liberia peaked at 8.36 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.31 years, in 1999.

Liberia ranks 170th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	6.31 years	6.31 years	6.31 years	1
2000s	7.52 years	7.15 years	8.04 years	4
2010s	7.64 years	7.08 years	8.36 years	5

Countries ranked near Liberia

167 India 7.48 years compare
168 Micronesia (country) 7.46 years compare
169 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.41 years compare
171 Bahamas 6.99 years compare
172 Yemen 6.82 years compare
173 Angola 6.62 years compare

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More reference data data for Liberia

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.016 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 147.46 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Liberia?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Liberia was 7.08 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 8.36 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 6.31 years in 1999.
How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Liberia ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.