Lesotho vs Libya: Average years of schooling among adults

Lesotho

7.73 years

in 2023

Libya

7.78 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

129th

Libya rank

128th

Average years of schooling among adults over time

Libya currently reports 7.78 years against 7.73 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0487 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 129th and Libya ranks 128th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling among adults
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.