Population of compulsory school age, female in Libya

Libya: Population of compulsory school age, female was 543,924 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
543,924 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
559,116 number
in 1998
All-time low
498,054 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Libya, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 559.1k number1999: 558.1k number2000: 554.9k number2001: 550.1k number2002: 543.8k number2003: 536.6k number2004: 529.2k number2005: 522.3k number2006: 516.0k number2007: 511.4k number2008: 507.5k number2009: 504.3k number2010: 501.5k number2011: 499.2k number2012: 498.1k number2013: 498.9k number2014: 502.1k number2015: 507.9k number2016: 516.1k number2017: 523.9k number2018: 533.5k number2019: 543.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Libya recorded 543,924 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Libya peaked at 559,116 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 498,054 number, in 2012.

That places Libya 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 558,606 number 558,097 number 559,116 number 2
2000s 527,623 number 504,303 number 554,942 number 10
2010s 512,508 number 498,054 number 543,924 number 10

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 92 Portugal 575,681 number compare
  2. 93 Palestine 573,924 number compare
  3. 94 Sweden 565,658 number compare
  4. 96 Austria 538,087 number compare
  5. 97 Cuba 536,315 number compare
  6. 98 Greece 501,928 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Libya?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Libya was 543,924 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 559,116 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 498,054 number in 2012.
How does Libya rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Libya ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.