School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.1854 years in 2006. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Libya, 1971–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Libya is 0.1854 years, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Libya peaked at 0.1854 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 years, in 1971.
Libya ranks 195th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Libya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0184 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0365 years | +98.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0579 years | +58.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0757 years | +30.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0807 years | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0974 years | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0989 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0696 years | -29.6% |
| 1981 | 0.078 years | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0982 years | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0993 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1089 years | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1138 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0986 years | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1594 years | +61.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1561 years | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1854 years | +18.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1854 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 years, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1854 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9921 years, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0665 years | 0.0184 years | 0.0989 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0946 years | 0.0696 years | 0.1138 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 years | 0.0986 years | 0.0986 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.167 years | 0.1561 years | 0.1854 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,673 (1983)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Libya?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Libya was 0.1854 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1854 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 years in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Libya ranks 195th out of 205 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release