LEARN ABOUT LIBERIA
- Liberia was settled by freed slaves from the United States in the 1820s.
- Liberia’s population is just over 5 million and the country is the size of Ohio.
- The adult literacy rate of Liberia is 47% and amongst females it is only 33%.
- “The government, which ranks among the most corrupt in the world, spends relatively little on education and illiteracy is widespread” –USA Today, 2019
- “Liberia is home to the highest proportion of out-of-school children with nearly two thirds of primary-aged children not accessing school” –Unicef, 2016
- “Fewer than 40% of children complete primary education and among adult women who finished elementary school, just one in four could read a sentence” –BBC, 2018
- The average annual income is $580/year. Liberia is one of the top ten poorest countries in the world. –WorldData.info
- Over 1 million of Liberia’s population do not have access to clean drinking water and only 5% of the population have access to electricity.
- The average age in Liberia is 19 years old and the average life span is 65 years. –WorldLifeExpectancy.com
