Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya
Libya: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8185 index in 1983. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya, 1977–1983
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.8185 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 1983. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Libya ranks 158th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7443 index | 0.7307 index | 0.7579 index | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8083 index | 0.7882 index | 0.8185 index | 3 |
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More education data for Libya
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Libya was 0.8185 index in 1983, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8185 index in 1983.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7307 index in 1977.
- How does Libya rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Libya ranks 158th out of 163 countries with data for 1983.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.