Share of schools with access to electricity in Liberia
Liberia: Share of schools with access to electricity was 24.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
24.3%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
111th
of 117 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2022
All-time low
10.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Share of schools with access to electricity in Liberia, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of schools with access to electricity in Liberia stood at 24.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
That places Liberia 111th out of 117 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 18.6% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 108 Togo 35.6% compare
- 109 Benin 33.7% compare
- 110 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare
- 112 Guinea 18.4% compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 15.2% compare
- 114 Madagascar 11.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Liberia
- Fuel imports 31.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Liberia?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Liberia was 24.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Liberia ranks 111th out of 117 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%)