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

Latest (2010)
22.1%
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
82.7%
in 1960
All-time low
22.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 82.71965: 76.71970: 67.51975: 581980: 49.51985: 41.21990: 34.51995: 30.42000: 26.62005: 24.22010: 22.1

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Libya, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Iraq 24.7% compare
  2. 33 Guatemala 23.4% compare
  3. 34 Cambodia 22.2% compare
  4. 36 Algeria 21.1% compare
  5. 37 Brunei Darussalam 21.1% compare
  6. 38 Tunisia 20.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of 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 population age 15+ with no education