Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Liberia

Gross tertiary enrolment in Liberia was 10.8% in 2012.

Measure: Tertiary education enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the population in the five years after secondary school age Data: 1970 to 2012 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Liberia is for 2012. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Liberia, 2012 10.8% % of the population in the five years after secondary school age
Change from 2010 +1.8percentage points 2010: 9.0%
World, 2012 32.3% Official aggregate

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Liberia over time

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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) (% of the population in the five years after secondary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period LiberiaWorld
2024 – 43.6%
2023 – 43.2%
2022 – 42.0%
2021 – 41.1%
2020 – 39.7%
2019 – 38.7%
2018 – 37.9%
2017 – 37.5%
2016 – 37.1%
2015 – 36.6%
2014 – 35.6%
2013 – 33.1%
2012 10.8% 32.3%
2011 – 31.1%
2010 9.0% 29.6%
2009 – 28.3%
2008 – 27.4%
2007 – 26.3%
2006 – 25.7%
2005 – 24.3%
2004 – 23.6%
2003 – 22.8%
2002 – 21.6%
2001 – 20.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 9.0% in 2010, a change of +1.8 percentage points.
  • Since 1971, when it was 0.9%, the figure has changed by +9.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2012 was 32.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.TER.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2012 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