Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya
Libya: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 64,655 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya stood at 64,655 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya peaked at 64,655 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,021 number, in 1970.
That places Libya 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,021 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,789 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 34,843 number | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 37,118 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 39,492 number | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 41,835 number | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 43,987 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 46,142 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 48,163 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 50,037 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 51,756 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 53,323 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 54,818 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 56,113 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 57,224 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 58,153 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 58,926 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 59,628 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 60,081 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 60,377 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60,618 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 60,912 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 61,357 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 62,009 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 62,656 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 63,066 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 62,973 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 62,513 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 61,454 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 60,070 number | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 58,649 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 57,541 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 56,696 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 56,108 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 55,723 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 55,464 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55,226 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 55,195 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 55,292 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 55,513 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55,859 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 56,337 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 57,261 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 58,443 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59,746 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 61,056 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 62,168 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 62,976 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63,718 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64,312 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 64,655 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,543 number | 31,021 number | 50,037 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,040 number | 51,756 number | 60,377 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,763 number | 60,070 number | 63,066 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,141 number | 55,195 number | 58,649 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,188 number | 55,859 number | 64,312 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,655 number | 64,655 number | 64,655 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Libya was 64,655 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 64,655 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,021 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Libya ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.