Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya

Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 24.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
24.2%
World rank
38th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 1960
All-time low
24.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 981965: 95.31970: 91.21975: 831980: 67.81985: 55.61990: 47.21995: 40.72000: 33.62005: 28.22010: 24.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya stood at 24.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya peaked at 98.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2010.

That places Libya 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.0%
1965 95.3% -2.8%
1970 91.2% -4.3%
1975 83.0% -9.0%
1980 67.8% -18.3%
1985 55.6% -18.0%
1990 47.2% -15.1%
1995 40.7% -13.8%
2000 33.6% -17.5%
2005 28.2% -16.0%
2010 24.2% -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.7% 95.3% 98.0% 2
1970s 87.1% 83.0% 91.2% 2
1980s 61.7% 55.6% 67.8% 2
1990s 44.0% 40.7% 47.2% 2
2000s 30.9% 28.2% 33.6% 2
2010s 24.2% 24.2% 24.2% 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 35 Algeria 28.2% compare
  2. 36 Guatemala 28.2% compare
  3. 37 Cameroon 25.9% compare
  4. 39 Myanmar 23.7% compare
  5. 40 Malawi 23.6% compare
  6. 41 Syrian Arab Republic 23.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Libya was 24.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2010.
How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
Libya ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education