Education spending in Liberia
Government spending on education in Liberia was equal to 2.3% of GDP in 2023.
Liberia, 2023
2.3%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Liberia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 2.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.7%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Liberia
All statistics for Liberia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.8%
2012 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
66.6%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
30.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
27.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
19.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS