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 44.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya is 44.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya peaked at 72.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2025.
That places Libya 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.1% | — |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 67.2% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 53.3% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 44.3% | 51.5% | 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 44.3% 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 72.1% 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 44.3% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Libya ranks 16th out of 206 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 down 25.7%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release