Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia

Liberia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0048 number per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0048 number per person
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
2nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0051 number per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.0021 number per person
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia, 1998–2017

00.0020.0040.0061998200720171998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.003 number per person2006: 0.004 number per person2008: 0.005 number per person2009: 0.005 number per person2011: 0.005 number per person2014: 0.005 number per person2015: 0.004 number per person2016: 0.005 number per person2017: 0.005 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 0.0048 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2017.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0051 number per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 number per person, in 1998.

That places Liberia 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia, 1998 to 2017.
Year number per person Change
1998 0.0021 number per person —
1999 0.0029 number per person +37.8%
2000 0.0032 number per person +10.7%
2006 0.0044 number per person +36.7%
2008 0.0051 number per person +17.7%
2009 0.0049 number per person -4.5%
2011 0.0051 number per person +4.7%
2014 0.0049 number per person -5.1%
2015 0.0042 number per person -13.9%
2016 0.0051 number per person +21.3%
2017 0.0048 number per person -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0025 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0029 number per person 2
2000s 0.0044 number per person 0.0032 number per person 0.0051 number per person 4
2010s 0.0048 number per person 0.0042 number per person 0.0051 number per person 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 1 Libya 0.0054 number per person
  2. 3 Togo 0.0044 number per person compare
  3. 4 Sierra Leone 0.0043 number per person compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0043 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Liberia was 0.0048 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0051 number per person in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 number per person in 1998.
How does Liberia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Liberia ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.