School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Libya
Libya: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2003. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Libya, 1971–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2003, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Libya stood at 1.11 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Libya peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1295 GPI, in 1971.
Libya ranks 109th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2002 GPI | 0.1295 GPI | 0.2757 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3664 GPI | 0.3477 GPI | 0.3796 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9315 GPI | 0.8719 GPI | 0.9911 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 0.9921 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (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, tertiary, gender parity index in Libya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Libya was 1.11 GPI in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1295 GPI in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 109th out of 177 countries with data for 2003.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.