Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Libya
Libya: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 1998
All-time low
18 years
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Libya, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Libya recorded 18 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Libya peaked at 18 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 1998.
That places Libya 52nd out of 172 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Libya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 years | — |
| 1999 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 8 |
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More education data for Libya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,696 (1983)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Libya?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Libya was 18 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 1998.
- How does Libya rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Libya ranks 52nd out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release