Start of the academic school year in Libya
Libya: Start of the academic school year was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
2,021 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,021 tertiary education
in 2022
All-time low
1,969 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Start of the academic school year in Libya, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Libya is 2,021 tertiary education, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Libya peaked at 2,021 tertiary education in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.
That places Libya 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,969 tertiary education | 1,978 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,979 tertiary education | 1,988 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,989 tertiary education | 1,998 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 2,008 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 2,018 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,020 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 2,021 tertiary education | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 153 Aruba 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Benin 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Bahamas 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Barbados 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Central African Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Comoros 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Cape Verde 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Curaçao 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Cayman Islands 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Djibouti 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Dominica 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Eritrea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Ethiopia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Gabon 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Guyana 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Haiti 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Ireland 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Iraq 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Kenya 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Kuwait 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Liberia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Liechtenstein 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Lesotho 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Mali 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Myanmar 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Mauritania 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Malawi 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Niger 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Nigeria 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Somalia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 South Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Suriname 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Eswatini 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Syrian Arab Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Chad 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Togo 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Tajikistan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Uganda 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Yemen 2,021 tertiary education 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 start of the academic school year in Libya?
- Start of the academic school year in Libya was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for start of the academic school year?
- Libya ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release