Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya

Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 29.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
29.3%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 0.04 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 0 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 0.09 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 0.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 3.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 4.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 12.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 21.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya is 29.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 126.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya peaked at 29.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.

Libya ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Libya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.0%
1965 0.0% -100.0%
1970 0.1%
1975 0.1% +11.1%
1980 3.1% +3020.0%
1985 4.4% +41.3%
1990 4.4% -0.2%
1995 4.6% +4.1%
2000 12.9% +182.5%
2005 21.7% +67.5%
2010 29.3% +35.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1980s 3.8% 3.1% 4.4% 2
1990s 4.5% 4.4% 4.6% 2
2000s 17.3% 12.9% 21.7% 2
2010s 29.3% 29.3% 29.3% 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 12 Iceland 30.7% compare
  2. 13 Finland 30.1% compare
  3. 14 Cyprus 29.6% compare
  4. 16 Lithuania 28.7% compare
  5. 17 Japan 28.6% compare
  6. 18 Norway 28.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Libya was 29.3% 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 tertiary recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
Libya ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)