Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 24.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Libya recorded 24.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Libya peaked at 31.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1960.
That places Libya 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Libya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.4% | — |
| 1965 | 14.5% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +37.0% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 29.3% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 29.3% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.9% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 63 Saudi Arabia 27.3% compare
- 64 Viet Nam 27.2% compare
- 65 United Arab Emirates 25.5% compare
- 67 Macau, China 24.7% compare
- 68 Congo 24.7% compare
- 69 Senegal 23.9% compare
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 25+ with primary schooling. in Libya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Libya was 24.8% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Libya ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)