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 64,666 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Libya is 64,666 number, measured in 2020. 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 64,666 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,021 number, in 1970.
Libya ranks 99th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,728 number | 33,021 number | 51,899 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,010 number | 53,465 number | 60,717 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,614 number | 58,808 number | 63,152 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,834 number | 55,125 number | 57,434 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,189 number | 56,571 number | 64,614 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,666 number | 64,666 number | 64,666 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 289.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
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 64,666 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 64,666 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 33,021 number in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Libya ranks 99th 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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/