Liberia
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
784,340 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
691,665 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
36%
Source: UNSDG, 2013
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
136
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
44%
Source: DHS, 2007
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
66%
Source: DHS, 2013
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
6
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 28%
(2016)
-
Lower secondary 41%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 49%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
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Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Clean Water Wells
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program
Girl Empower
Research Project/Report/Study
Girl Empowerment in Rural Liberia
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Girls Speak Out
Project/Program
Girls' Accelerated Learning Initiative in Liberia
Research Project/Report/Study
Girls' Education and COVID-19: What past shocks can teach us about mitigating the impact of pandemics
Research Project/Report/Study
IDInsight: COVID-19 Response Research
Project/Program
Let Us Learn
Project/Program
LitClub
Research Project/Report/Study
Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19
Project/Program
Safe Learning Model
Project/Program
Teacher Training
Project/Program
Teacher Training and Support
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists