Libya vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Libya
3.12 years
in 2003
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2.53 years
in 2024
Libya rank
80th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
79th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Libya
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
0123197119972024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 3.12 years against 2.53 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.59 years.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.

Libya ranks 80th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 79th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0797 years 0.8042 years 0.7246 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1980s 0.1634 years 0.8077 years 0.6442 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1990s 1.64 years 0.8879 years 0.7567 years Libya
2000s 2.8 years 1.03 years 1.76 years Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Libya or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Libya, at 3.12 years against 2.53 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2003.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Libya and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
0.59 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
How do Libya and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Libya ranks 80th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 79th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release