School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 GPI in 2003. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Libya, 1971–2003
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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Libya, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4942 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5512 GPI | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6155 GPI | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6737 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7087 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7323 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7613 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7822 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8015 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8131 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8081 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8296 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | -1.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.03 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.03 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +26.2% | 0.8296 GPI | 1.05 GPI |
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
More education data for Libya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.94 (1983)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.46 (1983)
- 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)
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.