School age population, tertiary education, female in Libya
Libya: School age population, tertiary education, female was 266,431 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Libya, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Libya is 266,431 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Libya peaked at 315,245 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77,751 number, in 1970.
That places Libya 99th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98,591 number | 77,751 number | 118,509 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,076 number | 124,131 number | 207,568 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 257,983 number | 218,173 number | 288,982 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 306,238 number | 292,569 number | 315,245 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,418 number | 266,431 number | 310,926 number | 3 |
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, tertiary education, female in Libya?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Libya was 266,431 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 315,245 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,751 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Libya ranks 99th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.