School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Libya
Libya: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 160,171 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Libya, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Libya stood at 160,171 number.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Libya peaked at 189,780 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 116,975 number, in 1998.
Libya ranks 60th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 116,975 number | — |
| 1999 | 118,045 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 118,829 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 119,411 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 180,483 number | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 182,505 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 184,907 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 187,191 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 188,880 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 189,780 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 189,497 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 187,602 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 184,483 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 180,699 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 175,686 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 170,879 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 166,787 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 163,648 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 161,472 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 160,171 number | -0.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 160,171 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44,466 number, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Libya's 160,171 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 189,412 number, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +51.1% | 119,411 number | 180,483 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,510 number | 116,975 number | 118,045 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 172,908 number | 118,829 number | 189,780 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,478 number | 160,171 number | 184,483 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.94 (1983)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.46 (1983)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Libya?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Libya was 160,171 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 189,780 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,975 number in 1998.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Libya ranks 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.