School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Libya
Libya: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 265,580 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Libya, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Libya stood at 265,580 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Libya peaked at 265,580 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 138,339 number, in 1970.
That places Libya 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,225 number | 138,339 number | 214,402 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,643 number | 220,549 number | 249,123 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 251,731 number | 238,436 number | 258,422 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,113 number | 226,540 number | 233,297 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,371 number | 234,595 number | 265,580 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Libya?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Libya was 265,580 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 265,580 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,339 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Libya ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.