Libya vs WB: Africa Western and Central: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Libya
831,504
in 2025
WB: Africa Western and Central
83.21 million
in 2024
Libya rank
94th
WB: Africa Western and Central rank
92nd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Libya
  • WB: Africa Western and Central
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: Africa Western and Central currently reports 83.21 million against 831,504 in Libya, a difference of 82.38 million.

That makes WB: Africa Western and Central's figure about 100.1 times Libya's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 94th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 92nd of 222 countries.

WB: Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya WB: Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
1970s 467,884 21.47 million 21.00 million WB: Africa Western and Central
1980s 685,826 29.61 million 28.93 million WB: Africa Western and Central
1990s 737,672 39.21 million 38.47 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2000s 694,371 50.40 million 49.70 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2010s 791,788 67.46 million 66.67 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2020s 844,770 81.02 million 80.17 million WB: Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Libya or WB: Africa Western and Central?
WB: Africa Western and Central, at 83.21 million against 831,504 in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Libya and WB: Africa Western and Central?
82.38 million, with WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and WB: Africa Western and Central?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Libya and WB: Africa Western and Central rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Libya ranks 94th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 92nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). 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

Libya vs WB: Africa Western and Central: School age population, primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/libya/wb-africa-western-and-central/

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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number-2/libya/wb-africa-western-and-central/">Libya vs WB: Africa Western and Central: School age population, primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release