Primary net enrolment in Liberia

In Liberia, 61.7% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2008.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1999 to 2022 Source: UNESCO UIS
Liberia, 2022 61.7% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2021 −2.8percentage points 2021: 64.6%

Primary net enrolment in Liberia over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2008 to 2022
Period Liberia
2022 61.7%
2021 64.6%
2020 68.6%
2017 73.6%
2016 79.6%
2015 86.4%
2014 88.6%
2011 96.1%
2008 40.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.8 percentage points from 64.6% in 2021.
  • Since 1999, when it was 44.2%, the figure has changed by +17.6 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2022 for Liberia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org