France vs Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.

France
10.6%
in 2010
Libya
11.9%
in 2010
France rank
45th
Libya rank
42nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. over time

  • France
  • Libya
02.557.51012.5196019852010

How they compare

Libya currently reports 11.9% against 10.6% in France, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 45th and Libya ranks 42nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 1.7% 0.1% 1.6% France
1970s 2.7% 0.4% 2.3% France
1980s 4.3% 1.2% 3.1% France
1990s 6.5% 2.0% 4.5% France
2000s 8.6% 7.2% 1.3% France
2010s 10.6% 11.9% 1.3% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling., France or Libya?
Libya, at 11.9% against 10.6% in France as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. between France and Libya?
1.3%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Libya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do France and Libya rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
France ranks 45th and Libya ranks 42nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/france/libya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-tertiary-schooling-completed-tertiary/france/libya/">France vs Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary