Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya
Libya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.958 modelled data in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.958 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
98th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9945 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.9244 modelled data
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.958 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya peaked at 0.9945 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9244 modelled data, in 2016.
Libya ranks 98th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9945 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9903 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9791 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9638 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9663 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.969 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9699 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9653 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9681 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9693 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9674 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9626 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9635 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9616 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.95 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9381 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9244 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9255 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9414 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9649 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9788 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.984 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9729 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9633 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9628 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.958 modelled data | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9736 modelled data | 0.9638 modelled data | 0.9945 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9499 modelled data | 0.9244 modelled data | 0.9674 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.97 modelled data | 0.958 modelled data | 0.984 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,673 (1983)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya was 0.958 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9945 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9244 modelled data in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Libya ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release