Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya
Libya: Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9894 index in 1983. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya is 0.9894 index, measured in 1983. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya peaked at 0.9894 index in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6965 index, in 1971.
Libya ranks 131st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8497 index | 0.6965 index | 0.9407 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.967 index | 0.9447 index | 0.9894 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 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 net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya?
- Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya was 0.9894 index in 1983, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9894 index in 1983.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6965 index in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 1983.
- Is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.