Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Liberia

Tertiary education enrollment in Liberia in 2012 — 10.8%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 143. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 9.9 pp.

2012 10.8% +1.8 pp vs 2010
World rank 114of 143
Period maximum 18.5%2000
Period minimum 0.9%1970

Trend over time

1970–2012 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Liberia, 1970–2012051015201970197519801985199019952000200520101970: 0.9%1971: 0.9%1972: 1.1%1973: 1.3%1975: 1.7%1978: 1.7%1979: 2.3%1987: 2.4%1999: 7.8%2000: 18.5%2010: 9%2012: 10.8%
Change over the period: +9.9 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2012

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

Liberia 10.8%
World 32.3%
Western Africa computed 8%
Low-income countries computed 7.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 10.8
2010 9
2000 18.5 +10.8 pp
1999 7.8
1987 2.4
1979 2.3 +0.6 pp
1978 1.7
1975 1.7
1973 1.3 +0.2 pp
1972 1.1 +0.1 pp
1971 0.9 +0.1 pp
1970 0.9

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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