School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.41 years in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Libya, 1971β2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Libya recorded 12.41 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2006.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Libya peaked at 12.65 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.81 years, in 1971.
That places Libya 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.98 years | 7.81 years | 11.12 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.12 years | 10.79 years | 11.36 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.29 years | 11.67 years | 12.65 years | 4 |
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More education data for Libya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,696 (1983)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0115 units per person (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Libya?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Libya was 12.41 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 years in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Libya ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2006.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.