Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 4.53 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Libya stood at 4.53. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Libya peaked at 4.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.61, in 1960.
That places Libya 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.745 | 0.61 | 0.88 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.3 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.73 | 2.42 | 3.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.72 | 3.54 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.29 | 4.2 | 4.38 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 4.53 | 4.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 88 Syrian Arab Republic 4.64 compare
- 89 Armenia, Republic of 4.62 compare
- 91 Honduras 4.49 compare
- 91 Türkiye, Republic of 4.49 compare
- 93 Kenya 4.47 compare
More education data for Libya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,696 (1983)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0115 units per person (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Libya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Libya was 4.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.