School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Libya
Libya: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 60,921 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
60,921 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
98th
of 204 countries
All-time high
63,376 number
in 2000
All-time low
23,620 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Libya stood at 60,921 number.
The figure 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, female in Libya peaked at 63,376 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,620 number, in 1970.
That places Libya 98th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,620 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,785 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 26,076 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 27,498 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 29,002 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 30,682 number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 32,660 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 34,885 number | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 37,127 number | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 39,402 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 41,665 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 43,813 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 45,846 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 47,866 number | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 49,853 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 51,694 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 53,269 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 54,664 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 55,933 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 57,108 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 58,114 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 58,840 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 59,266 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59,714 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 60,034 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60,360 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 60,967 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 61,947 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 62,605 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 63,151 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 63,376 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 62,847 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 61,624 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 60,539 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 59,483 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 58,466 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 57,641 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 57,105 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 56,551 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 56,005 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 55,491 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 55,010 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 54,615 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 54,395 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 54,319 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 54,632 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 55,619 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 56,857 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 58,184 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 59,576 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 60,921 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,574 number | 23,620 number | 39,402 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,171 number | 41,665 number | 57,108 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,500 number | 58,114 number | 63,151 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,364 number | 56,005 number | 63,376 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,870 number | 54,319 number | 59,576 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,921 number | 60,921 number | 60,921 number | 1 |
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More education data for Libya
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 327,920 (2005)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,246 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.47 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 375,028 (2003)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.42 % change on previous year (2003)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,627 (1983)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,069 (1983)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 192,721 (2003)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2003)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Libya?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Libya was 60,921 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 63,376 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,620 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Libya ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.