School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya
Libya: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 124,981 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
124,981 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
98th
of 204 countries
All-time high
129,619 number
in 2000
All-time low
47,470 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya is 124,981 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya peaked at 129,619 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47,470 number, in 1970.
Libya ranks 98th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47,470 number | — |
| 1971 | 49,901 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 52,581 number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 55,539 number | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 58,666 number | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 62,144 number | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 66,219 number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 70,771 number | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 75,324 number | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 79,954 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 84,610 number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 89,093 number | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 93,235 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 97,417 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 101,532 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 105,261 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 108,301 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 111,382 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 114,073 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 116,502 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 118,555 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 120,023 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 120,902 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 121,869 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 122,602 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 123,325 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 124,569 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 126,589 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 127,952 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 129,101 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 129,619 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 128,608 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 126,146 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 124,003 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 121,946 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 119,946 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 118,256 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 117,169 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 116,037 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 114,907 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 113,838 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 112,862 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 112,052 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 111,613 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 111,504 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 112,212 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 114,296 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 116,729 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 119,396 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 122,223 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 124,981 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,857 number | 47,470 number | 79,954 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,141 number | 84,610 number | 116,502 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,549 number | 118,555 number | 129,101 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,664 number | 114,907 number | 129,619 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,672 number | 111,504 number | 122,223 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,981 number | 124,981 number | 124,981 number | 1 |
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More education data for Libya
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Libya was 124,981 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 129,619 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,470 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Libya ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.