Population of compulsory school age, male in Libya

Libya: Population of compulsory school age, male was 572,410 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
572,410 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
96th
of 186 countries
All-time high
584,253 number
in 1998
All-time low
524,032 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 584.3k number1999: 583.5k number2000: 580.6k number2001: 576.2k number2002: 570.1k number2003: 563.1k number2004: 555.8k number2005: 548.9k number2006: 542.3k number2007: 538.0k number2008: 534.2k number2009: 530.8k number2010: 527.9k number2011: 525.5k number2012: 524.0k number2013: 524.8k number2014: 528.2k number2015: 534.6k number2016: 543.8k number2017: 551.4k number2018: 561.3k number2019: 572.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Libya recorded 572,410 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Libya peaked at 584,253 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 524,032 number, in 2012.

Libya ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, male in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Libya, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 584,253 number
1999 583,453 number -0.1%
2000 580,577 number -0.5%
2001 576,169 number -0.8%
2002 570,074 number -1.1%
2003 563,069 number -1.2%
2004 555,834 number -1.3%
2005 548,854 number -1.3%
2006 542,277 number -1.2%
2007 537,957 number -0.8%
2008 534,157 number -0.7%
2009 530,829 number -0.6%
2010 527,908 number -0.6%
2011 525,455 number -0.5%
2012 524,032 number -0.3%
2013 524,827 number +0.2%
2014 528,220 number +0.6%
2015 534,571 number +1.2%
2016 543,754 number +1.7%
2017 551,372 number +1.4%
2018 561,347 number +1.8%
2019 572,410 number +2.0%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 572,410 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 572,410 number, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 572,410 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 million number, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 583,853 number 583,453 number 584,253 number 2
2000s 553,980 number 530,829 number 580,577 number 10
2010s 539,390 number 524,032 number 572,410 number 10

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 93 Palestine 598,411 number compare
  2. 94 Sweden 596,883 number compare
  3. 95 Austria 573,105 number compare
  4. 97 Cuba 567,445 number compare
  5. 98 Greece 533,859 number compare
  6. 99 Czechia 521,601 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Libya?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Libya was 572,410 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 584,253 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 524,032 number in 2012.
How does Libya rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Libya ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
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