Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Libya

Libya: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 47,731 number in 2003. ▲ Rising

Latest (2003)
47,731 number
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
31st
of 140 countries
All-time high
47,731 number
in 2003
All-time low
42,708 number
in 2000
Years of data
5
1999–2003

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Libya, 1999–2003

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1999200120031999: 45.4k number2000: 42.7k number2001: 44.2k number2002: 45.7k number2003: 47.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Libya recorded 47,731 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2003. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over five years.

That places Libya 31st out of 140 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Libya, 1999 to 2003.
Year number Change
1999 45,419 number
2000 42,708 number -6.0%
2001 44,217 number +3.5%
2002 45,726 number +3.4%
2003 47,731 number +4.4%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 47,731 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 47,731 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,015 number, 4.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,419 number 45,419 number 45,419 number 1
2000s 45,096 number 42,708 number 47,731 number 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 28 Mexico 70,157 number compare
  2. 29 Uzbekistan 64,177 number compare
  3. 30 Kazakhstan 48,655 number
  4. 32 Tajikistan 44,975 number compare
  5. 33 Algeria 43,419 number
  6. 34 Pakistan 42,956 number

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Libya?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Libya was 47,731 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 47,731 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 42,708 number in 2000.
How does Libya rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Libya ranks 31st out of 140 countries with data for 2003.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).