Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income· 5.61M inhabitants
Last updated: November 1, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Liberia
Liberia is significantly behind global peers in every GEFRI dimension: Governance (33, 30th percentile), Innovation (22, 6th percentile), Human Capital (19, 5th percentile), Infrastructure (16, 4th percentile), and School Access and Gender Parity (10, 28th percentile). This profile signals deep-rooted structural challenges. Urgent and comprehensive reforms, investments, and capacity building are required to leapfrog beyond its present situation and avoid falling further behind. The country’s potential for future generations has yet to be unlocked.
Composite GEFRI Score
19.95
6th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity10.00
Below global avg. · 28th %-tile
Infrastructure15.92
Below global avg. · 4th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Governance32.77
Below global avg. · 30th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Human Capital19.42
Below global avg. · 5th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation21.65
Below global avg. · 6th %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1 | South Africa | 57.46 |
| 69 | 2 | Mauritius | 57.15 |
| — | — | Seychelles(microstate) | 56.38 |
| 75 | 3 | Botswana | 55.79 |
| 112 | 4 | Namibia | 44.52 |
| 116 | 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.82 |
| 117 | 6 | Ghana | 40.79 |
| 120 | 7 | Cabo Verde | 39.65 |
| 124 | 8 | Eswatini | 37.11 |
| 127 | 9 | Gabon | 35.25 |
| 130 | 10 | Kenya | 33.75 |
| 132 | 11 | Senegal | 32.90 |
| 133 | 12 | Rwanda | 32.79 |
| 135 | 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.31 |
| 138 | 14 | Lesotho | 30.80 |
| — | — | Sao Tome and Principe(microstate) | 30.79 |
| 140 | 15 | Gambia, The | 30.16 |
| 141 | 16 | Zambia | 29.98 |
| 143 | 17 | Zimbabwe | 28.03 |
| 145 | 18 | Tanzania | 27.71 |
| 146 | 19 | Benin | 27.46 |
| 148 | 20 | Togo | 27.30 |
| 149 | 21 | Angola | 27.12 |
| 150 | 22 | Cameroon | 26.66 |
| 151 | 23 | Sierra Leone | 25.51 |
| 152 | 24 | Nigeria | 25.34 |
| 154 | 25 | Mauritania | 24.95 |
| 155 | 26 | Congo, Rep. | 24.86 |
| 156 | 27 | Comoros | 24.58 |
| 158 | 28 | Mozambique | 23.72 |
| 159 | 29 | Uganda | 23.62 |
| 160 | 30 | Ethiopia | 23.20 |
| 161 | 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.13 |
| 162 | 32 | Guinea | 22.69 |
| 163 | 33 | Madagascar | 22.51 |
| 164 | 34 | Malawi | 22.41 |
| 165 | 35 | Burkina Faso | 22.16 |
| 166 | 36 | Mali | 21.92 |
| 167 | 37 | Liberia | 19.95 |
| 168 | 38 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 19.22 |
| 169 | 39 | Niger | 18.89 |
| 170 | 40 | Sudan | 18.72 |
| 172 | 41 | Burundi | 17.51 |
| 173 | 42 | Eritrea | 17.07 |
| 174 | 43 | South Sudan | 15.84 |
| 175 | 44 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 15.50 |
| 176 | 45 | Chad | 13.99 |
| 177 | 46 | Central African Republic | 13.93 |