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

Libya: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 64,666 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
64,666 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 202 countries
All-time high
64,666 number
in 2020
All-time low
33,021 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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.

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Libya, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 33,021 number —
1971 34,881 number +5.6%
1972 37,118 number +6.4%
1973 39,515 number +6.5%
1974 41,944 number +6.1%
1975 44,241 number +5.5%
1976 46,220 number +4.5%
1977 48,271 number +4.4%
1978 50,169 number +3.9%
1979 51,899 number +3.4%
1980 53,465 number +3.0%
1981 54,876 number +2.6%
1982 56,181 number +2.4%
1983 57,295 number +2.0%
1984 58,229 number +1.6%
1985 59,001 number +1.3%
1986 59,648 number +1.1%
1987 60,181 number +0.9%
1988 60,507 number +0.5%
1989 60,717 number +0.3%
1990 60,936 number +0.4%
1991 61,292 number +0.6%
1992 61,822 number +0.9%
1993 62,464 number +1.0%
1994 63,006 number +0.9%
1995 63,152 number +0.2%
1996 62,591 number -0.9%
1997 61,710 number -1.4%
1998 60,358 number -2.2%
1999 58,808 number -2.6%
2000 57,434 number -2.3%
2001 56,654 number -1.4%
2002 56,004 number -1.1%
2003 55,608 number -0.7%
2004 55,406 number -0.4%
2005 55,289 number -0.2%
2006 55,125 number -0.3%
2007 55,267 number +0.3%
2008 55,558 number +0.5%
2009 55,992 number +0.8%
2010 56,571 number +1.0%
2011 57,301 number +1.3%
2012 58,529 number +2.1%
2013 59,893 number +2.3%
2014 61,254 number +2.3%
2015 62,440 number +1.9%
2016 63,202 number +1.2%
2017 63,795 number +0.9%
2018 64,293 number +0.8%
2019 64,614 number +0.5%
2020 64,666 number +0.1%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 64,666 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 64,666 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 96 Paraguay 67,109 number compare
  2. 97 Palestine 65,969 number compare
  3. 98 Nicaragua 64,819 number compare
  4. 100 Belgium 63,993 number compare
  5. 101 Mauritania 62,662 number compare
  6. 102 Cuba 61,746 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 in Libya?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
Libya ranks 99th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

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/