Liberia: School Fees Block Children’s Access to Education

Click to expand Image A junior high school classroom in Bong County, Liberia, January 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch (Monrovia) – Registration fees and other costs to attend public schools in Liberia are a major barrier to education, forcing many children to delay enrollment, miss school, or drop out altogether, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 75-page report, “‘Without Education, There Will Be Nothing’: School Fees and Other Barriers to Education in Liberia,” documents t