What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Libya and United Arab Emirates?

25,179 number, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Arab Emirates?

42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs United Arab Emirates: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Libya

542,871 number

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

517,692 number

in 2017

Libya rank

98th

United Arab Emirates rank

101st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Libya
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Libya currently reports 542,871 number against 517,692 number in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 25,179 number.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 98th and United Arab Emirates ranks 101st of 203 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	203,161 number	52,917 number	150,244 number	Libya
1980s	338,711 number	100,606 number	238,104 number	Libya
1990s	525,809 number	182,431 number	343,378 number	Libya
2000s	626,415 number	380,033 number	246,382 number	Libya
2010s	604,072 number	583,320 number	20,752 number	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Libya or United Arab Emirates?: Libya, at 542,871 number against 517,692 number in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Libya and United Arab Emirates?: 25,179 number, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Arab Emirates?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Libya and United Arab Emirates rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Libya ranks 98th and United Arab Emirates ranks 101st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.