LiberiaSecurity vs. Education
Republic of Liberia
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Security & Education Regional Comparison

Side-by-side analysis of national security agency contributions vs. education enrollment and funding across all 15 counties · FY 2025

Sec. Budget

$11.4M

Sec. Impact

$17.5M

Sec. Personnel

8,006

Total Enrollment

177,820

Edu. Funding

$49.3M

Teaching Staff

7,949

Security Budget vs. Education Funding by County

Government investment in security vs. education per county · FY 2025

MontserradoNimbaBongGrand BassaLofaMargibiSinoeGrand GedehMarylandGrand Cape MountBomiRiver GeeGbarpoluRivercessGrand Kru$0$5.0M$10.0M$15.0M$20.0M
  • Security Budget
  • Education Funding

Security Investment vs. Education Enrollment

Each point = one county · X = total enrollment, Y = security budget, size = economic impact · FY 2025

025,00050,00075,000100,000Education Enrollment$0$1.5M$3.0M$4.5M$6.0MSecurity Budget
North-West
North-Central
South-Central
South-East

Security Personnel vs. Teaching Staff

Workforce deployment comparison per county · FY 2025

MontserradoNimbaBongGrand BassaLofaMargibiGrand GedehMarylandGrand Cape MountSinoeBomiRivercessRiver GeeGbarpoluGrand Kru0850170025503400
  • Security Personnel
  • Teaching Staff

Regional Growth Trend Summary

Aggregated security and education investment by region · FY 2025

South-CentralNorth-CentralSouth-EastNorth-West$0$7.0M$14.0M$21.0M$28.0M030,00060,00090,000120,000
  • Sec. Budget
  • Edu. Funding
  • Sec. Impact
  • Enrollment

Security-to-Education Investment Ratios

Security budget ÷ education funding, economic impact per student, and security personnel per 1,000 students · FY 2025

050100150200MarylandRivercessGrand KruLofaGbarpoluMargibiRiver GeeNimba
  • Sec/Edu Ratio
  • Impact per Student
  • Security per 1K Students

County-Level Comparison Detail

Security contributions vs. education metrics · FY 2025

CountyRegionSec. BudgetSec. ImpactSec. PersonnelEnrollmentEdu. FundingSec/Edu RatioImpact/Student
MontserradoSouth-Central$4.7M$7.2M3,30080,200$20.0M0.2×$90
NimbaNorth-Central$520K$850K62115,660$4.5M0.1×$54
BongNorth-Central$710K$1.1M50014,960$4.2M0.2×$71
Grand BassaSouth-Central$720K$1.1M52012,220$3.5M0.2×$89
LofaNorth-Central$760K$1.2M52010,220$2.9M0.3×$115
MargibiSouth-Central$600K$920K41010,020$2.8M0.2×$92
SinoeSouth-East$410K$630K2606,180$1.9M0.2×$102
Grand GedehSouth-East$700K$1.1M4605,620$1.8M0.4×$196
MarylandSouth-East$630K$980K4104,960$1.6M0.4×$198
Grand Cape MountNorth-West$500K$790K3304,440$1.5M0.3×$178
BomiNorth-West$320K$480K2003,760$1.2M0.3×$128
River GeeSouth-East$190K$275K1053,260$1.1M0.2×$84
GbarpoluNorth-West$190K$270K1052,320$810K0.2×$116
RivercessSouth-East$250K$370K1502,100$730K0.3×$176
Grand KruSouth-East$205K$290K1151,900$670K0.3×$153
Total / Avg$11.4M$17.5M8,006177,820$49.3M0.2×$98

Primary sources

MoJ / LNP
— Ministry of Justice and Liberia National Police: Crime and case statistics, police deployment and posts
MoD
— Ministry of National Defense: Armed forces deployment, facilities and defence budget
MFDP
— Ministry of Finance and Development Planning: National Budget, budget execution reports, public debt and fiscal transfers
UNODC
— United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Crime, justice and security 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.

Liberia Economic Intelligence Platform · Data compiled from official national and international sources: CBL · MFDP · LISGIS · LRA · IMF · World Bank · UNDP · WHO · FAO · UNESCO