School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.1832 years in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Libya, 1971β2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1832 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2006. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Libya peaked at 0.1832 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.017 years, in 1971.
Libya ranks 198th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.0587 years | 0.017 years | 0.088 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.094 years | 0.0659 years | 0.1154 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0983 years | 0.0983 years | 0.0983 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1661 years | 0.154 years | 0.1832 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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, both sexes in Libya?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Libya was 0.1832 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1832 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 years in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Libya ranks 198th out of 207 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release