Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 22.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Libya recorded 22.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya peaked at 82.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2010.
Libya ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.7% | — |
| 1965 | 76.7% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 67.5% | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 58.0% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 49.5% | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.7% | 76.7% | 82.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.8% | 58.0% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 41.2% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.43 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,696 (1983)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.75 % change on previous year (1981)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 387,553 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 327,920 (2005)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,246 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.47 % change on previous year (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya was 22.1% 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+ with no education recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Libya ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education