School-age population in Libya
Libya: School-age population was 425,398 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
425,398
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
34th
of 72 countries
All-time high
426,129
in 2024
All-time low
153,370
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School-age population in Libya, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school-age population in Libya is 425,398, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Libya peaked at 426,129 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 153,370, in 1970.
That places Libya 34th out of 72 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200,466 | 153,370 | 244,554 | 10 |
| 1980s | 292,909 | 253,092 | 341,405 | 10 |
| 1990s | 373,990 | 352,355 | 387,173 | 10 |
| 2000s | 364,946 | 354,312 | 368,858 | 10 |
| 2010s | 364,606 | 340,707 | 400,560 | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,976 | 407,020 | 426,129 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,696 (1983)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107 (2006)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school-age population in Libya?
- School-age population in Libya was 425,398 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 426,129 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,370 in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school-age population?
- Libya ranks 34th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (lower secondary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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