Education in Libya 1,351 indicators covering education for Libya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 0.0016 % change on previous year 2003 — 133rd Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 178,052 2003 up 46.7% 52nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 81.6% 1980 down 8.1% 120th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.1095 units per square kilometre 2003 up 478.1% 167th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.1036 units per square kilometre 2003 up 360.8% 169th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2003 — 68th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.02 years 2003 up 302.6% 48th Secondary education, general pupils 49.8% 2003 — 103rd Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,627 number 1983 up 436.2% 95th Children out of school 4.5% 1983 down 78.7% 88th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22,246 number 2006 up 113.3% 148th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0037 number per person 2006 up 86.1% 192nd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 70,420 2025 up 11.1% 98th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 66,846 2025 up 11.4% 99th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 137,266 2025 up 11.3% 99th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 182,307 2003 up 360.8% 63rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 192,721 2003 up 478.1% 63rd Teachers in primary education, male 20,069 1983 up 48.1% 67th Teachers in primary education, female 22,627 1983 up 436.2% 100th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 53.0% 1983 up 123.1% 177th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 107.0% 2006 down 9.4% 55th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.42 years 2006 down 9.4% 58th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 23.4% 2003 — 37th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 21.2% 2003 — 51st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 375,028 2003 up 414.4% 63rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.6% 2003 — 181st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 78.8% 2003 — 167th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22,246 2006 up 113.3% 156th Enrolment in secondary education, male 327,920 2005 — 99th Enrolment in secondary education, female 387,553 2006 — 90th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 42,696 1983 up 140.3% 91st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.3% 2003 — 39th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.7% 2003 — 182nd Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 732,614 2006 — 92nd Enrolment in primary education, male 395,380 2006 down 6.6% 93rd Enrolment in primary education, female 359,958 2006 down 9.7% 93rd School age population, upper secondary education, male 212,059 2025 up 21.4% 91st School age population, upper secondary education, female 200,294 2025 up 20.3% 91st School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412,353 2025 up 20.9% 91st School age population, secondary education, male 430,463 2025 up 19.6% 100th School age population, secondary education, female 407,288 2025 up 19.1% 101st School age population, secondary education, both sexes 837,751 2025 up 19.4% 101st School age population, tertiary education, male 333,374 2025 up 20.5% 94th School age population, tertiary education, female 314,418 2025 up 20.6% 94th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 647,792 2025 up 20.5% 94th School age population, lower secondary education, male 218,404 2025 up 17.9% 102nd School age population, lower secondary education, female 206,994 2025 up 18.0% 103rd School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 425,398 2025 up 18.0% 102nd School age population, last grade of primary education, male 71,726 2025 up 9.8% 98th ← Previous Page 5 of 23 Next →