School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Libya
Libya: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 777,588 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
777,588 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
95th
of 206 countries
All-time high
777,588 number
in 2020
All-time low
327,479 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Libya recorded 777,588 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Libya peaked at 777,588 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 327,479 number, in 1970.
That places Libya 95th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes (number) in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 327,479 number | — |
| 1971 | 346,037 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 366,145 number | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 388,729 number | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 413,489 number | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 439,891 number | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 466,920 number | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 494,160 number | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 520,630 number | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 546,190 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 570,815 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 594,478 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 616,852 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 638,334 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 658,023 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 674,779 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 688,061 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 703,225 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 714,782 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 723,160 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 729,261 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 734,128 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 738,692 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 744,925 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 752,216 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 759,479 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 765,092 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 769,927 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 769,074 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 762,953 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 752,440 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 739,388 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 726,584 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 715,752 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 706,746 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 699,266 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 692,890 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 688,931 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 685,763 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 683,451 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 682,059 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 681,693 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 684,117 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 689,502 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 698,321 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 711,043 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 726,878 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 739,563 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 753,114 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 766,337 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 777,588 number | +1.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 777,588 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 777,588 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.12 million number, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 430,967 number | 327,479 number | 546,190 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 658,251 number | 570,815 number | 723,160 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 752,575 number | 729,261 number | 769,927 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 709,121 number | 683,451 number | 752,440 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 713,263 number | 681,693 number | 766,337 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 777,588 number | 777,588 number | 777,588 number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Libya?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Libya was 777,588 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 777,588 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,479 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Libya ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.