School enrollment, preprimary in Libya
Libya: School enrollment, preprimary was 9.8% in 2006. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Libya, 1971–2006
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2006, school enrollment, preprimary in Libya stood at 9.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Libya peaked at 9.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1971.
That places Libya 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.9% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 180 Cote d'Ivoire 10.7% compare
- 181 Mauritania 10.5% compare
- 182 Tajikistan 9.9% compare
- 184 Zambia 8.7% compare
- 185 Myanmar 8.5% compare
- 186 Mali 7.6% compare
More education data for Libya
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Libya?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Libya was 9.8% in 2006, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Libya ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.