Libya vs Nepal: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Libya
85.1%
in 2020
Nepal
79.5%
in 2020
Libya rank
89th
Nepal rank
92nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Libya
- Nepal
How they compare
Libya currently reports 85.1% against 79.5% in Nepal, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nepal ahead.
Libya ranks 89th and Nepal ranks 92nd of 111 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Libya |
| 1920s | 4.5% | 0.9% | 3.6% | Libya |
| 1930s | 8.4% | 1.1% | 7.4% | Libya |
| 1940s | 11.3% | 1.2% | 10.1% | Libya |
| 1950s | 14.8% | 1.5% | 13.3% | Libya |
| 1960s | 21.2% | 2.9% | 18.3% | Libya |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 9.6% | 29.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 20.6% | 36.1% | Libya |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 37.5% | 32.6% | Libya |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 53.3% | 24.3% | Libya |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 69.8% | 12.7% | Libya |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 79.5% | 5.6% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Libya or Nepal?
- Libya, at 85.1% against 79.5% in Nepal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Libya and Nepal?
- 5.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nepal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Libya and Nepal rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Libya ranks 89th and Nepal ranks 92nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.