Education in Libya

1,351 indicators covering education for Libya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 68,065 2025 up 10.1% 98th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 139,791 2025 up 9.9% 98th
School age population, primary education, male 426,743 2025 up 3.1% 94th
School age population, primary education, female 404,761 2025 up 3.8% 94th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 831,504 2025 up 3.4% 94th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 68,699 2025 down 3.3% 99th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 65,124 2025 down 3.0% 100th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 133,823 2025 down 3.2% 99th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 67,612 2025 down 4.9% 100th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 64,082 2025 down 4.9% 101st
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 131,694 2025 down 4.9% 101st
School age population, pre-primary education, male 134,403 2025 down 7.0% 112th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 127,370 2025 down 7.0% 112th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 261,773 2025 down 7.0% 112th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 755,338 2006 down 8.1% 93rd
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 95.5% 1983 up 21.2% 116th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 755,338 2006 down 8.1% 93rd
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 732,614 2006 92nd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre 1983 up 1,360.1% 190th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 109.5% 2006 down 7.6% 47th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9528 GPIA 2006 down 4.0% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 104.4% 2006 down 11.3% 63rd
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.57 years 2006 down 7.6% 48th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.26 years 2006 down 11.3% 62nd
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 4.5% 1983 down 78.7% 92nd
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year 2003 181st
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9528 GPIA 2006 down 4.0% 182nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 100.3% 2006 74th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 106.3% 2006 38th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.09 years 2006 70th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2006 13th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.76 years 2006 38th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 10,692 2006 up 112.7% 151st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 11,554 2006 up 113.8% 150th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 69,173 1983 up 95.9% 54th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0161 units per square kilometre 1983 up 143.1% 131st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0232 units per square kilometre 1983 up 72.7% 128th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2006 up 27.7% 181st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0126 number per square kilometre 2006 up 113.3% 197th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 84.4% 1980 down 9.0% 102nd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 78.6% 1980 down 3.8% 118th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0317 units per person 2003 up 23.6% 13th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 178,052 2003 up 46.7% 52nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 30,673 1983 up 380.8% 111th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.47 % change on previous year 2002 151st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0174 units per square kilometre 1983 up 380.8% 193rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.1012 units per square kilometre 2003 up 46.7% 146th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 94.9% 1983 up 33.5% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 97.6% 2006 77th
Number of under-five deaths, male 674 2024 down 39.8% 105th
Number of under-five deaths, female 535 2024 down 39.1% 106th
Number of infant deaths, male 544 2024 down 38.7% 107th
Number of infant deaths, female 424 2024 down 37.7% 107th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.86 years 2006 101st
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.87 years 2003 up 258.6% 37th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2003 up 26.9% 109th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.18 years 2003 up 355.2% 57th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.28 years 2006 70th