Primary education, teachers, per capita in Libya
Libya: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0115 units per person in 1983. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0115 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 1983. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0115 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 units per person, in 1971.
Libya ranks 5th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0057 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0065 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0085 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0089 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0096 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 units per person | +13.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0115 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0115 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 units per person, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 2 Marshall Islands 0.0117 units per person
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0116 units per person compare
- 4 Palau 0.0116 units per person
- 6 Tuvalu 0.0113 units per person
- 7 American Samoa 0.0107 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Libya?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Libya was 0.0115 units per person in 1983, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 204 countries with data for 1983.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.