Tertiary education, academic staff in Libya
Libya: Tertiary education, academic staff was 13.2% in 2002. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Libya, 1971–2002
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2002, tertiary education, academic staff in Libya stood at 13.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Libya peaked at 13.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1971.
Libya ranks 158th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Libya?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Libya was 13.2% in 2002, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Libya ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2002.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.