Primary education, teachers in Libya
Libya: Primary education, teachers was 53.0% in 1983. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 1983, primary education, teachers in Libya stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Libya peaked at 53.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1973.
Libya ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 23.8% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 41.3% | 53.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 primary education, teachers in Libya?
- Primary education, teachers in Libya was 53.0% in 1983, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1973.
- How does Libya rank for primary education, teachers?
- Libya ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 1983.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.