School age population, primary education, male in Libya
Libya: School age population, primary education, male was 398,902 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
398,902 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
95th
of 206 countries
All-time high
398,902 number
in 2020
All-time low
165,113 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Libya is 398,902 number, measured 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, male in Libya peaked at 398,902 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 165,113 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, male in Libya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 165,113 number | — |
| 1971 | 174,765 number | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 185,134 number | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 196,794 number | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 209,575 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 223,178 number | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 237,075 number | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 250,927 number | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 264,273 number | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 277,167 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 289,773 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 302,195 number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 313,590 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 324,812 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 335,186 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 343,814 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 350,213 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 358,803 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 365,031 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 369,267 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 372,204 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 374,561 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 376,980 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 380,326 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 384,227 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 388,043 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 390,898 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 393,528 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 393,232 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 390,243 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 385,035 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 378,559 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 372,168 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 366,812 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 362,352 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 358,564 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 355,207 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 353,277 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 351,716 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 350,575 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 349,900 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 349,749 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 350,990 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 353,728 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 358,226 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 364,751 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 372,950 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 379,197 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 386,080 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 392,951 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 398,902 number | +1.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 398,902 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 398,902 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 577,955 number, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218,400 number | 165,113 number | 277,167 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 335,268 number | 289,773 number | 369,267 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 384,424 number | 372,204 number | 393,528 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 363,426 number | 350,575 number | 385,035 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 365,852 number | 349,749 number | 392,951 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,902 number | 398,902 number | 398,902 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Libya?
- School age population, primary education, male in Libya was 398,902 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 398,902 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,113 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Libya ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.