School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9528 GPIA in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya, 1971β2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.9528 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2006.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.577 GPIA, in 1971.
Libya ranks 178th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8056 GPIA | 0.577 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9198 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.9925 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9528 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Libya was 0.9528 GPIA in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.577 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, 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