Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 52.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Libya recorded 52.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Libya peaked at 52.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1965.
That places Libya 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Libya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +2000.0% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -52.4% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +390.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -71.4% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +291.4% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +42.9% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +343.0% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 34.7% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,673 (1983)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Libya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Libya was 52.9% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1965.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Libya ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)