Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Libya

Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 25.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
25.9%
World rank
73rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2005
All-time low
6.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Libya, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 6.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 13.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 13 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 18.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 25.9 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 25.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Libya peaked at 25.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1960.

Libya ranks 73rd 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Libya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 6.5%
1965 13.6% +109.2%
1970 10.9% -19.9%
1975 13.0% +19.3%
1980 11.1% -14.5%
1985 15.8% +42.1%
1990 18.7% +18.5%
1995 21.9% +17.1%
2000 21.9% +0.0%
2005 25.9% +18.2%
2010 25.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.1% 6.5% 13.6% 2
1970s 11.9% 10.9% 13.0% 2
1980s 13.5% 11.1% 15.8% 2
1990s 20.3% 18.7% 21.9% 2
2000s 23.9% 21.9% 25.9% 2
2010s 25.9% 25.9% 25.9% 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.6% compare
  2. 71 Saudi Arabia 26.3% compare
  3. 72 Algeria 26.3% compare
  4. 74 Brunei Darussalam 25.0% compare
  5. 75 France 24.6% compare
  6. 76 Burundi 23.4% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Libya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Libya was 25.9% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1960.
How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
Libya ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)