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.

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

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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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About this data

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