School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2003. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya, 1971β2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2003.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4942 GPI, in 1971.
That places Libya 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6801 GPI | 0.4942 GPI | 0.8015 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8169 GPI | 0.8081 GPI | 0.8296 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 87 Italy 1.04 GPI compare
- 88 Nepal 1.04 GPI compare
- 89 Algeria 1.03 GPI
- 91 Belarus, Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
- 92 Fiji, Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 1.03 GPI compare
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya was 1.03 GPI in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4942 GPI in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2003.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.