Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Libya
Libya: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 51.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 51.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Libya peaked at 77.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2025.
That places Libya 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.3% | — |
| 2001 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 73.5% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 61.6% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 51.0% | 59.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Libya?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Libya was 51.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 youth of upper 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