School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liberia
Liberia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.62 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liberia, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.62 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2015.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liberia peaked at 2.78 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5788 years, in 1970.
That places Liberia 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9352 years | 0.5788 years | 1.4 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.39 years | 1.39 years | 1.39 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.93 years | 1.93 years | 1.93 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.16 years | 2.16 years | 2.16 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.68 years | 2.62 years | 2.78 years | 3 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liberia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liberia was 2.62 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5788 years in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Liberia ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.