Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 4.2 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Libya recorded 4.2 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya peaked at 4.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.49, in 1960.
Libya ranks 95th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.525 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.96 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.9 | 1.65 | 2.15 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.88 | 2.6 | 3.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.79 | 3.65 | 3.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 92 Türkiye, Republic of 4.28 compare
- 93 Cameroon 4.24 compare
- 94 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.21 compare
- 96 Uganda 4.04 compare
- 97 Honduras 4.02 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan, Republic of 3.97 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 25+, total in Libya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya was 4.2 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 25+, total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Libya ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.