Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Libya or Sweden?

Sweden, at 306,310 number against 276,440 number in Libya as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?

43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Libya vs Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, male

Libya

276,440 number

in 2018

Sweden

306,310 number

in 2018

Libya rank

99th

Sweden rank

97th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

Libya
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 306,310 number against 276,440 number in Libya, a difference of 29,870 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Libya ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 97th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	104,570 number	300,117 number	195,547 number	Sweden
1980s	176,635 number	294,053 number	117,418 number	Sweden
1990s	267,826 number	294,247 number	26,421 number	Sweden
2000s	320,176 number	272,813 number	47,364 number	Libya
2010s	297,253 number	325,321 number	28,068 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Libya or Sweden?: Sweden, at 306,310 number against 276,440 number in Libya as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Libya and Sweden?: 29,870 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?: Libya ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 97th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (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, male (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

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