China vs Libya: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

China

8.04 years

in 2023

Libya

7.78 years

in 2023

China rank

127th

Libya rank

128th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

China currently reports 8.04 years against 7.78 years in Libya, a difference of 0.2576 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 127th and Libya ranks 128th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.