Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Libya

Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 32.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
32.0%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2005
All-time low
13.3%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Libya, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 13.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 19.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 32 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 32 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Libya recorded 32.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Libya peaked at 32.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1970.

Libya ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Libya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 13.6%
1965 13.6% +0.0%
1970 13.3% -1.9%
1975 20.5% +53.7%
1980 19.7% -4.0%
1985 21.9% +11.2%
1990 21.9% +0.1%
1995 25.9% +18.2%
2000 25.9% +0.0%
2005 32.0% +23.6%
2010 32.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 2
1970s 16.9% 13.3% 20.5% 2
1980s 20.8% 19.7% 21.9% 2
1990s 23.9% 21.9% 25.9% 2
2000s 28.9% 25.9% 32.0% 2
2010s 32.0% 32.0% 32.0% 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 50 Dominican Republic 35.5% compare
  2. 51 Panama 33.5% compare
  3. 52 Mauritania 33.3% compare
  4. 54 Papua New Guinea 31.3% compare
  5. 55 Saudi Arabia 30.7% compare
  6. 56 New Zealand 29.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Libya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Libya was 32.0% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1970.
How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
Libya ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)