Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Libya
Libya: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 90.1% in 1983. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Libya, 1971–1983
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 1983, primary completion rate, total in Libya stood at 90.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Libya peaked at 90.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1971.
Libya ranks 122nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.3% | — |
| 1972 | 63.2% | +84.2% |
| 1973 | 56.3% | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 67.2% | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 88.8% | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 83.4% | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 86.2% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 88.3% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 86.7% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 84.6% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 90.1% | +6.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 90.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 90.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.7% | 34.3% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 85.6% | 82.0% | 90.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 119 Türkiye 90.6%
- 120 Afghanistan 90.3% compare
- 121 India 90.3% compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
- 124 Liechtenstein 88.9%
- 125 Paraguay 88.7% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Libya
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 2.98 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.38 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 4.44 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 94.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 9.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 36.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 7.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 10.24 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 29.12 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 5.44 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Libya?
- Primary completion rate, total in Libya was 90.1% in 1983, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Libya ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 1983.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.