Fiji vs Libya: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Fiji
95.1%
in 2016
Libya
94.9%
in 1983
Fiji rank
98th
Libya rank
99th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Fiji
- Libya
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 95.1% against 94.9% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Libya ahead.
Fiji ranks 98th and Libya ranks 99th of 190 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 13 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Fiji |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Fiji |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Fiji |
| 1900s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.5% | Fiji |
| 1910s | 6.9% | 0.4% | 6.5% | Fiji |
| 1920s | 15.9% | 0.7% | 15.3% | Fiji |
| 1930s | 32.1% | 1.2% | 30.9% | Fiji |
| 1940s | 56.0% | 2.2% | 53.9% | Fiji |
| 1950s | 75.8% | 6.7% | 69.1% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 71.4% | 27.7% | 43.7% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 95.0% | 76.6% | 18.4% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 80.7% | 19.3% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Fiji or Libya?
- Fiji, at 95.1% against 94.9% in Libya as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Fiji and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Libya?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Fiji and Libya rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Fiji ranks 98th and Libya ranks 99th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.