China vs Libya: Average years of schooling

China
7.6 years
in 2020
Libya
7.6 years
in 2020
China rank
106th
Libya rank
107th

Average years of schooling over time

  • China
  • Libya
02468187019452020

How they compare

China currently reports 7.6 years against 7.6 years in Libya, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was China ahead.

China ranks 106th and Libya ranks 107th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, China averaged higher in 14 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Libya Difference Ahead
1870s 1.01 years 0.1 years 0.91 years China
1880s 1.06 years 0.1 years 0.96 years China
1890s 1.11 years 0.1 years 1.01 years China
1900s 1.16 years 0.1 years 1.06 years China
1910s 1.21 years 0.1 years 1.11 years China
1920s 1.1 years 0.2061 years 0.8987 years China
1930s 1.42 years 0.3068 years 1.12 years China
1950s 1.83 years 0.4873 years 1.34 years China
1960s 2.7 years 0.8366 years 1.87 years China
1970s 3.76 years 1.86 years 1.9 years China
1980s 4.89 years 3.78 years 1.11 years China
1990s 5.96 years 5.43 years 0.5271 years China
2000s 7.1 years 7 years 0.0947 years China
2010s 7.66 years 7.69 years 0.0271 years Libya
2020s 7.6 years 7.6 years 0.0001 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, China or Libya?
China, at 7.6 years against 7.6 years in Libya as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between China and Libya?
0 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do China and Libya rank globally for average years of schooling?
China ranks 106th and Libya ranks 107th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.