Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 37.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Libya recorded 37.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Libya peaked at 49.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.
That places Libya 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +201.1% |
| 1970 | 22.9% | +104.6% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | +35.3% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 3.7% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 22.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 39.9% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 32.3% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.1% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Libya
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Libya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Libya was 37.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Libya ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary