Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Libya
Libya: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 52.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 52.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Libya peaked at 77.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2025.
Libya ranks 34th 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, male in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.9% | — |
| 2001 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 74.6% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 64.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 52.3% | 62.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 31 Gabon 54.8% compare
- 32 San Marino 54.3% compare
- 33 Togo 53.4% compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 51.6% compare
- 36 South Sudan 51.0% compare
- 37 Liberia 50.2% compare
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, male in Libya?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Libya was 52.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Libya ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release