Education Enrollment Trends
Five-year enrollment history for every county — how high school and college numbers have shifted year by year, 2021–2025
National enrollment 2025
177,820
+30,020 students (+20.3%) over five years
Fastest-growing county
Maryland
+24.0% · +960 students
Largest enrollment base
Montserrado
80,200 students · +45.1% of national total
Coverage
2021–2025
15 counties reporting
National enrollment, 2021–2025
High school and college enrollment across all reporting counties, with the annual rate of change
- High school
- College
- Annual change
County enrollment path — Montserrado
2021–2025 · +13,100 students (+19.5%) · average annual change +4.6%
- Total
- High school
- College
Annual enrollment shifts by county
Total enrollment (high school + college) each year, with the year-on-year change beneath every figure
| County | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 5-yr change | Avg. annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrado | 67,100 | 70,200 +4.6% | 73,400 +4.6% | 76,700 +4.5% | 80,200 +4.6% | +13,100 +19.5% | +4.6% |
| Nimba | 13,180 | 13,760 +4.4% | 14,380 +4.5% | 15,000 +4.3% | 15,660 +4.4% | +2,480 +18.8% | +4.4% |
| Bong | 12,520 | 13,080 +4.5% | 13,680 +4.6% | 14,300 +4.5% | 14,960 +4.6% | +2,440 +19.5% | +4.6% |
| Grand Bassa | 10,300 | 10,740 +4.3% | 11,220 +4.5% | 11,700 +4.3% | 12,220 +4.4% | +1,920 +18.6% | +4.4% |
| Lofa | 8,260 | 8,720 +5.6% | 9,200 +5.5% | 9,700 +5.4% | 10,220 +5.4% | +1,960 +23.7% | +5.5% |
| Margibi | 8,440 | 8,820 +4.5% | 9,200 +4.3% | 9,600 +4.3% | 10,020 +4.4% | +1,580 +18.7% | +4.4% |
| Sinoe | 5,000 | 5,260 +5.2% | 5,540 +5.3% | 5,850 +5.6% | 6,180 +5.6% | +1,180 +23.6% | +5.4% |
| Grand Gedeh | 4,560 | 4,820 +5.7% | 5,080 +5.4% | 5,350 +5.3% | 5,620 +5.0% | +1,060 +23.2% | +5.4% |
| Maryland | 4,000 | 4,240 +6.0% | 4,460 +5.2% | 4,700 +5.4% | 4,960 +5.5% | +960 +24.0% | +5.5% |
| Grand Cape Mount | 3,600 | 3,800 +5.6% | 4,020 +5.8% | 4,220 +5.0% | 4,440 +5.2% | +840 +23.3% | +5.4% |
| Bomi | 3,060 | 3,240 +5.9% | 3,400 +4.9% | 3,580 +5.3% | 3,760 +5.0% | +700 +22.9% | +5.3% |
| River Gee | 2,640 | 2,800 +6.1% | 2,940 +5.0% | 3,100 +5.4% | 3,260 +5.2% | +620 +23.5% | +5.4% |
| Gbarpolu | 1,880 | 1,980 +5.3% | 2,100 +6.1% | 2,200 +4.8% | 2,320 +5.5% | +440 +23.4% | +5.4% |
| Rivercess | 1,720 | 1,800 +4.7% | 1,900 +5.6% | 2,000 +5.3% | 2,100 +5.0% | +380 +22.1% | +5.1% |
| Grand Kru | 1,540 | 1,620 +5.2% | 1,720 +6.2% | 1,800 +4.7% | 1,900 +5.6% | +360 +23.4% | +5.4% |
| National total | 147,800 | 154,880 +4.8% | 162,240 +4.8% | 169,800 +4.7% | 177,820 +4.7% | +30,020 | +4.7% |
Enrollment figures are county totals from the Ministry of Education EMIS series: high school (senior secondary) plus college and higher-education enrollment. Annual shifts are computed per county, so a county with no college reports high school movement only.
Primary sources
- MoE / EMIS
- — Ministry of Education, Education Management Information System: Annual school census, enrolment, teaching staff and education funding
- UNESCO
- — UNESCO Institute for Statistics: Internationally comparable education enrolment, completion and spending data
- LISGIS
- — Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services: 2022 Population and Housing Census, consumer price index, external trade and household surveys
- World Bank
- — World Bank Group: World Development Indicators, Liberia Economic Update, debt and poverty statistics
Each figure above is attributed to the publishing institution and its reporting period. Derived and AI-generated forecasts are labelled separately from published data.