Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya

Libya: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 0.4293 units per square kilometre in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
0.4293 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
201st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.467 units per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.199 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
20
1971–2006

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya, 1971–2006

00.10.20.30.40.51971198820061971: 0.199 units per square kilometre1972: 0.232 units per square kilometre1973: 0.259 units per square kilometre1974: 0.278 units per square kilometre1975: 0.297 units per square kilometre1976: 0.316 units per square kilometre1977: 0.325 units per square kilometre1978: 0.327 units per square kilometre1979: 0.358 units per square kilometre1980: 0.367 units per square kilometre1981: 0.377 units per square kilometre1983: 0.41 units per square kilometre1986: 0.426 units per square kilometre1999: 0.467 units per square kilometre2001: 0.435 units per square kilometre2002: 0.426 units per square kilometre2003: 0.42 units per square kilometre2004: 0.424 units per square kilometre2005: 0.406 units per square kilometre2006: 0.429 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya is 0.4293 units per square kilometre, measured in 2006.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.467 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.199 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

Libya ranks 201st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya, 1971 to 2006.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1971 0.199 units per square kilometre
1972 0.2318 units per square kilometre +16.4%
1973 0.2588 units per square kilometre +11.7%
1974 0.2778 units per square kilometre +7.3%
1975 0.2969 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1976 0.3161 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1977 0.3249 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1978 0.3267 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1979 0.3583 units per square kilometre +9.7%
1980 0.3667 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1981 0.3767 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1983 0.4102 units per square kilometre +8.9%
1986 0.4255 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1999 0.467 units per square kilometre +9.8%
2001 0.4354 units per square kilometre -6.8%
2002 0.4264 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2003 0.42 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2004 0.4236 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2005 0.4057 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2006 0.4293 units per square kilometre +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2878 units per square kilometre 0.199 units per square kilometre 0.3583 units per square kilometre 9
1980s 0.3948 units per square kilometre 0.3667 units per square kilometre 0.4255 units per square kilometre 4
1990s 0.467 units per square kilometre 0.467 units per square kilometre 0.467 units per square kilometre 1
2000s 0.4234 units per square kilometre 0.4057 units per square kilometre 0.4354 units per square kilometre 6

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 198 Kazakhstan 0.5828 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 199 Russia 0.4613 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 200 Guyana 0.4319 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 202 Suriname 0.3408 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 203 Iceland 0.3205 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 204 Australia 0.2939 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya?
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.4293 units per square kilometre in 2006, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.467 units per square kilometre in 1999.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.199 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Libya rank for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2006.
Is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Primary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.