School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Libya
Libya: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 378,686 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
378,686 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
95th
of 206 countries
All-time high
378,686 number
in 2020
All-time low
162,366 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Libya stood at 378,686 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Libya peaked at 378,686 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 162,366 number, in 1970.
Libya ranks 95th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (age female) in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,366 number | — |
| 1971 | 171,272 number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 181,011 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 191,935 number | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 203,914 number | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 216,713 number | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 229,845 number | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 243,233 number | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 256,357 number | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 269,023 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 281,042 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 292,283 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 303,262 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 313,522 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 322,837 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 330,965 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 337,848 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 344,422 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 349,751 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 353,893 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 357,057 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 359,567 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 361,712 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 364,599 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 367,989 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 371,436 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 374,194 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 376,399 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 375,842 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 372,710 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 367,405 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 360,829 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 354,416 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 348,940 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 344,394 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 340,702 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 337,683 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 335,654 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 334,047 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 332,876 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 332,159 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 331,944 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 333,127 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 335,774 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 340,095 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 346,292 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 353,928 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 360,366 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 367,034 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 373,386 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 378,686 number | +1.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 378,686 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 378,686 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 540,975 number, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 212,567 number | 162,366 number | 269,023 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 322,982 number | 281,042 number | 353,893 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 368,150 number | 357,057 number | 376,399 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 345,695 number | 332,876 number | 367,405 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 347,410 number | 331,944 number | 373,386 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,686 number | 378,686 number | 378,686 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, female in Libya?
- School age population, primary education, female in Libya was 378,686 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 378,686 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,366 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Libya ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.