School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Libya

Libya: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 265,580 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
265,580 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
123rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
265,580 number
in 2019
All-time low
226,540 number
in 2006
Years of data
21
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Libya, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 244.8k number1999: 238.4k number2000: 233.3k number2001: 231.2k number2003: 227.8k number2004: 227.4k number2005: 227.1k number2006: 226.5k number2007: 227.7k number2008: 229.4k number2009: 231.7k number2010: 234.6k number2011: 238.1k number2012: 243.5k number2013: 249.3k number2014: 254.6k number2015: 259.0k number2016: 261.2k number2017: 263.1k number2018: 264.7k number2019: 265.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Libya recorded 265,580 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Libya peaked at 265,580 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 226,540 number, in 2006.

Libya ranks 123rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 241,609 number 238,436 number 244,782 number 2
2000s 229,125 number 226,540 number 233,297 number 9
2010s 253,371 number 234,595 number 265,580 number 10

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 120 Uruguay 285,439 number compare
  2. 121 Jamaica 283,143 number compare
  3. 122 Palestine 272,543 number compare
  4. 124 Bulgaria 264,440 number compare
  5. 125 Puerto Rico 259,985 number compare
  6. 126 Portugal 252,728 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

More reference data data for Libya

All data for Libya β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Libya?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Libya was 265,580 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 265,580 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 226,540 number in 2006.
How does Libya rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Libya ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/