School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya

Libya: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 132,957 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
132,957 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 202 countries
All-time high
132,957 number
in 2020
All-time low
66,896 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya stood at 132,957 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya peaked at 132,957 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66,896 number, in 1970.

Libya ranks 98th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 86,833 number 66,896 number 105,441 number 10
1980s 118,445 number 108,676 number 124,269 number 10
1990s 126,133 number 120,641 number 129,273 number 10
2000s 114,665 number 113,173 number 117,879 number 10
2010s 125,658 number 116,289 number 132,771 number 10
2020s 132,957 number 132,957 number 132,957 number 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 95 Liberia 138,460 number compare
  2. 96 Paraguay 137,283 number compare
  3. 97 Palestine 134,978 number compare
  4. 99 Nicaragua 132,843 number compare
  5. 100 Belgium 132,192 number compare
  6. 101 Mauritania 127,422 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya was 132,957 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 132,957 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 66,896 number in 1970.
How does Libya rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Libya ranks 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/