Over-age students, primary, female in Libya
Libya: Over-age students, primary, female was 9.6% in 1983. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 1983, over-age students, primary, female in Libya stood at 9.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Libya peaked at 19.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1983.
That places Libya 65th out of 191 countries with data for 1983, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.4% | — |
| 1972 | 16.6% | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 17.8% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 16.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 14.5% | 19.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 359,958 (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Libya?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Libya was 9.6% in 1983, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1983.
- How does Libya rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Libya ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 1983.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.