Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Libya

Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. was 25.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
25.9%
World rank
83rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2010
All-time low
6.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Libya, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 6.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 6.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 7.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 8.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 18.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 25.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Libya recorded 25.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Libya peaked at 25.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1960.

Libya ranks 83rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Libya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 6.5%
1965 6.5% +0.0%
1970 10.9% +67.7%
1975 7.6% -30.3%
1980 11.1% +46.3%
1985 8.8% -20.9%
1990 15.8% +79.3%
1995 18.7% +18.6%
2000 21.9% +17.1%
2005 21.9% +0.0%
2010 25.9% +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 2
1970s 9.2% 7.6% 10.9% 2
1980s 10.0% 8.8% 11.1% 2
1990s 17.2% 15.8% 18.7% 2
2000s 21.9% 21.9% 21.9% 2
2010s 25.9% 25.9% 25.9% 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 80 Saudi Arabia 26.3% compare
  2. 81 Algeria 26.3% compare
  3. 82 Botswana 26.1% compare
  4. 84 Cuba 25.1% compare
  5. 85 Barbados 24.9% compare
  6. 86 Serbia 24.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Libya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Libya was 25.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1960.
How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling.?
Libya ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)