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

Libya: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 68,291 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
68,291 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
98th
of 202 countries
All-time high
68,291 number
in 2020
All-time low
33,875 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Libya recorded 68,291 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Libya peaked at 68,291 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,875 number, in 1970.

That places Libya 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Libya, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 33,875 number —
1971 35,910 number +6.0%
1972 38,247 number +6.5%
1973 40,769 number +6.6%
1974 43,336 number +6.3%
1975 45,766 number +5.6%
1976 47,862 number +4.6%
1977 49,931 number +4.3%
1978 51,809 number +3.8%
1979 53,542 number +3.3%
1980 55,211 number +3.1%
1981 56,874 number +3.0%
1982 58,253 number +2.4%
1983 59,563 number +2.2%
1984 60,719 number +1.9%
1985 61,606 number +1.5%
1986 62,168 number +0.9%
1987 63,001 number +1.3%
1988 63,405 number +0.6%
1989 63,552 number +0.2%
1990 63,687 number +0.2%
1991 64,025 number +0.5%
1992 64,603 number +0.9%
1993 65,316 number +1.1%
1994 65,930 number +0.9%
1995 66,121 number +0.3%
1996 65,555 number -0.9%
1997 64,729 number -1.3%
1998 63,392 number -2.1%
1999 61,833 number -2.5%
2000 60,445 number -2.2%
2001 59,655 number -1.3%
2002 58,990 number -1.1%
2003 58,584 number -0.7%
2004 58,372 number -0.4%
2005 58,236 number -0.2%
2006 58,048 number -0.3%
2007 58,262 number +0.4%
2008 58,617 number +0.6%
2009 59,106 number +0.8%
2010 59,718 number +1.0%
2011 60,454 number +1.2%
2012 61,707 number +2.1%
2013 63,081 number +2.2%
2014 64,455 number +2.2%
2015 65,686 number +1.9%
2016 66,547 number +1.3%
2017 67,152 number +0.9%
2018 67,728 number +0.9%
2019 68,157 number +0.6%
2020 68,291 number +0.2%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 68,291 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 68,291 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44,105 number 33,875 number 53,542 number 10
1980s 60,435 number 55,211 number 63,552 number 10
1990s 64,519 number 61,833 number 66,121 number 10
2000s 58,832 number 58,048 number 60,445 number 10
2010s 64,468 number 59,718 number 68,157 number 10
2020s 68,291 number 68,291 number 68,291 number 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 95 Liberia 70,661 number compare
  2. 96 Paraguay 70,174 number compare
  3. 97 Palestine 69,009 number compare
  4. 99 Belgium 68,199 number compare
  5. 100 Nicaragua 68,024 number compare
  6. 101 Cuba 65,205 number compare

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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 68,291 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 68,291 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 33,875 number in 1970.
How does Libya rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Libya ranks 98th 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 14.4%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/