School age population, primary education, male in Libya
Libya: School age population, primary education, male was 398,902 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.