Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Libya
Libya: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 49.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 49.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Libya peaked at 76.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2025.
Libya ranks 37th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 72.2% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 58.8% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 49.6% | 56.9% | 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, female in Libya?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Libya was 49.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Libya ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release