Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 2.53 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya is 2.53, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya peaked at 2.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.
That places Libya 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 | +116.7% |
| 1975 | 0.22 | +69.2% |
| 1980 | 0.52 | +136.4% |
| 1985 | 0.94 | +80.8% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 1.42 | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 2.53 | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.175 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.73 | 0.52 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.78 | 2.16 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107 (2006)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Libya was 2.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Libya ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.