Over-age students, primary, male in Libya
Libya: Over-age students, primary, male was 12.1% in 1983. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Libya is 12.1%, measured in 1983. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Libya peaked at 26.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1983.
Libya ranks 59th of 191 countries on this measure, 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, male in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.5% | — |
| 1972 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 25.2% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.9% | 16.3% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Libya?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Libya was 12.1% in 1983, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1983.
- How does Libya rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Libya ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 1983.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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, male (% of male 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.