Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya

Libya: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 32,363 number in 1983. ▼ Falling

Latest (1983)
32,363 number
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
57th
of 150 countries
All-time high
62,052 number
in 1971
All-time low
17,772 number
in 1976
Years of data
11
1971–1983

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya, 1971–1983

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1971197719831971: 62.1k number1972: 53.5k number1973: 42.0k number1974: 38.1k number1975: 24.6k number1976: 17.8k number1977: 25.6k number1978: 25.2k number1980: 30.4k number1981: 30.7k number1983: 32.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya is 32,363 number, measured in 1983.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya peaked at 62,052 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 17,772 number, in 1976.

Libya ranks 57th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Libya, 1971 to 1983.
Year number Change
1971 62,052 number
1972 53,470 number -13.8%
1973 41,959 number -21.5%
1974 38,098 number -9.2%
1975 24,591 number -35.5%
1976 17,772 number -27.7%
1977 25,611 number +44.1%
1978 25,246 number -1.4%
1980 30,435 number +20.6%
1981 30,728 number +1.0%
1983 32,363 number +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36,100 number 17,772 number 62,052 number 8
1980s 31,175 number 30,435 number 32,363 number 3

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 54 Djibouti 34,799 number
  2. 55 Bulgaria 34,398 number
  3. 56 Dominican Republic 32,607 number
  4. 58 Uzbekistan 31,975 number
  5. 59 Australia 29,465 number
  6. 60 Republic of Moldova 28,863 number

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Libya was 32,363 number in 1983, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 62,052 number in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 17,772 number in 1976.
How does Libya rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Libya ranks 57th out of 150 countries with data for 1983.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.