Share of primary school teachers who are women in Libya
Libya: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 53.0% in 1983. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Libya is 53.0%, measured in 1983. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Libya peaked at 53.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1973.
Libya ranks 177th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 23.8% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 41.3% | 53.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Libya?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Libya was 53.0% in 1983, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1973.
- How does Libya rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Libya ranks 177th out of 212 countries with data for 1983.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.