Primary school completion rate in Liberia

The primary completion rate in Liberia was 57.8% in 2022.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1978 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Liberia, 2022 57.8% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2021 −0.6percentage points 2021: 58.5%
World, 2022 91.1% Official aggregate

Primary school completion rate in Liberia over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period LiberiaWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 57.8% 91.1%
2021 58.5% 88.7%
2020 – 88.0%
2019 – 87.9%
2018 – 88.1%
2017 57.2% 88.2%
2016 60.9% 88.5%
2015 – 87.9%
2014 58.1% 88.1%
2013 – 88.3%
2012 – 88.1%
2011 63.4% 87.8%
2010 – 88.5%
2009 57.6% 89.0%
2008 57.6% 88.2%
2007 – 86.5%
2006 61.9% 85.3%
2005 – 85.0%
2004 – 84.2%
2003 – 83.5%
2002 – 83.3%
2001 – 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 58.5% in 2021.
  • Since 1978, when it was 27.6%, the figure has changed by +30.3 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 91.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1978 to 2022 for Liberia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics