Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Liberia

Primary completion rate in Liberia in 2022 — 57.85%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 134. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 30.27 pp.

2022 57.85% −0.63 pp vs 2021
World rank 130of 134
Period maximum 63.42%2011
Period minimum 27.58%1978

Trend over time

1978–2022 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Liberia, 1978–202220304050607019781983198819931998200320082013201820221978: 27.58%2006: 61.93%2008: 57.56%2009: 57.65%2011: 63.42%2014: 58.13%2016: 60.86%2017: 57.19%2021: 58.48%2022: 57.85%
Change over the period: +30.27 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 57.85%
World 91.05%
Western Africa computed 68.22%
Primary completion rate — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 57.85 −0.63 pp
2021 58.48
2017 57.19 −3.67 pp
2016 60.86
2014 58.13
2011 63.42
2009 57.65 +0.08 pp
2008 57.56
2006 61.93
1978 27.58

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.