Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate was -1.96 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
-1.96 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.84 % change on previous year
in 2010
All-time low
-6.7 % change on previous year
in 1993
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya, 1951–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya is -1.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 245.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya peaked at 1.84 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -6.7 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Libya ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.2996 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.3129 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +235.3% |
| 1954 | 0.8139 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1955 | 0.7934 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6629 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1957 | 0.7957 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1958 | 0.7758 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.6888 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1960 | 0.7243 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.6259 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1962 | 0.7147 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9855 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8718 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9159 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8692 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5196 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5295 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.464 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4619 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5964 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 1972 | -0.2841 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 1973 | -0.3221 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1974 | -0.3355 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1975 | -0.5362 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
| 1976 | -0.5641 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1977 | -0.7564 % change on previous year | +34.1% |
| 1978 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 1979 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 1980 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 1981 | -2.28 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1982 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1983 | -3.52 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1984 | -4.17 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 1985 | -4.44 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1986 | -4.84 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1987 | -5.05 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1988 | -5.39 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1989 | -5.9 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1990 | -6.19 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1991 | -6.6 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1992 | -6.7 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1993 | -6.7 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1995 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1996 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1997 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1998 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 1999 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2000 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2001 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2002 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2003 | -1.2 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2004 | -0.8581 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2005 | -0.2885 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 2006 | -2.39 % change on previous year | +727.4% |
| 2007 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2008 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2009 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 2011 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2015 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -211.6% |
| 2016 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2017 | -1.76 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2018 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2019 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2020 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2021 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +42.4% |
| 2022 | -2.44 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 2023 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -1.96 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.02 % change on previous year, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -1.96 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.15 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -727.4% | -0.2885 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year |
| 1953 | +235.3% | 0.3129 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +211.1% | -1.65 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -211.6% | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -147.6% | 0.5964 % change on previous year | -0.2841 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6881 % change on previous year | 0.2996 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.7221 % change on previous year | 0.464 % change on previous year | 0.9855 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4194 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | 0.5964 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.02 % change on previous year | -5.9 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.23 % change on previous year | -6.7 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.49 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year | -0.2885 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0544 % change on previous year | -1.76 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.86 % change on previous year | -2.44 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 193 Guinea-Bissau -1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Eritrea -1.93 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Malawi -1.94 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Somalia -1.97 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Guinea -2 % change on previous year compare
- 199 Ecuador -2.04 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Libya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Libya was -1.96 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Libya rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 245.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.