School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9757 GPIA in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya, 1971β2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2006, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya stood at 0.9757 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7563 GPIA, in 1973.
Libya ranks 164th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7937 GPIA | 0.7563 GPIA | 0.8519 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.8779 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Libya
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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 mean years of schooling 2.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya was 0.9757 GPIA in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7563 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release