Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Libya

Share of children out of school in Libya in 1983 — 4.54%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 57. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 29.94 pp.

1983 4.54% −2.14 pp vs 1981
World rank 9of 57
Period maximum 34.47%1971
Period minimum 3.12%1980

Trend over time

1971–1983 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Libya, 1971–198301020304019711973197519771979198119831971: 34.47%1972: 27.07%1973: 21.27%1974: 14.17%1975: 11.3%1976: 6.17%1977: 5.87%1978: 7.4%1980: 3.12%1981: 6.68%1983: 4.54%
Change over the period: −29.94 pp Annual average: -2.49 pp

Comparison, 1983

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 4.54%
Middle East & North Africa computed 21.86%
Share of children out of school — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1983 4.54
1981 6.68 +3.56 pp
1980 3.12
1978 7.4 +1.53 pp
1977 5.87 −0.3 pp
1976 6.17 −5.13 pp
1975 11.3 −2.87 pp
1974 14.17 −7.1 pp
1973 21.27 −5.8 pp
1972 27.07 −7.4 pp
1971 34.47

Northern Africa, 1983

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.