School age population, primary education, female in Libya
Libya: School age population, primary education, female was 378,686 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (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, 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.