Languages:

English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 8 years (2000)

Education expenditures:

NA

Government
Liberia

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