Over-age students, primary in Libya
Libya: Over-age students, primary was 10.9% in 1983. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Libya is 10.9%, measured in 1983. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Libya peaked at 22.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1983.
That places Libya 61st out of 191 countries with data for 1983, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.9% | 15.5% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Libya
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
- School enrollment, primary, male 109.5% (2006)
- Labor force, total 2.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Libya?
- Over-age students, primary in Libya was 10.9% in 1983, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1983.
- How does Libya rank for over-age students, primary?
- Libya ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 1983.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.