Average years of schooling among adults in Libya
Libya: Average years of schooling among adults was 7.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Libya stood at 7.78 years.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Libya peaked at 7.81 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.81 years, in 1990.
That places Libya 128th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6 years | 3.81 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.36 years | 5.58 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 years | 7.31 years | 7.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 years | 7.78 years | 7.78 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 2.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Libya?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Libya was 7.78 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 years in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Libya ranks 128th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.