Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia
Liberia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2022, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia stood at 1.02 index. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia peaked at 1.02 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4257 index, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4257 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.4419 index | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.47 index | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5001 index | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4838 index | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5539 index | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5783 index | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5433 index | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6391 index | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7302 index | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.717 index | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8913 index | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8838 index | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8683 index | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8865 index | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9085 index | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8902 index | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.876 index | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.974 index | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9721 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9815 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9911 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4934 index | 0.4257 index | 0.5783 index | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5433 index | 0.5433 index | 0.5433 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6847 index | 0.6391 index | 0.7302 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8401 index | 0.717 index | 0.8913 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9179 index | 0.876 index | 0.974 index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9982 index | 0.9815 index | 1.02 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 26 San Marino 1.03 index compare
- 27 Qatar 1.02 index compare
- 28 Ireland 1.02 index compare
- 30 Malawi 1.02 index compare
- 31 Cayman Islands 1.02 index compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 1.02 index compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Liberia was 1.02 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4257 index in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.