School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.86 years in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Libya, 1971β2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Libya recorded 5.86 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Libya peaked at 6.64 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.32 years, in 1971.
That places Libya 99th out of 208 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 | 2.29 years | 1.32 years | 3.43 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.88 years | 3.63 years | 4.23 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.13 years | 5.62 years | 6.64 years | 4 |
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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, secondary, both sexes in Libya?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Libya was 5.86 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 years in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Libya ranks 99th out of 208 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release