Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Libya

Tertiary education enrollment in Libya in 2003 — 58.5%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 126. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 55.3 pp.

2003 58.5% +2.3 pp vs 2002
World rank 22of 126
Period maximum 58.5%2003
Period minimum 3.2%1971

Trend over time

1971–2003 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Libya, 1971–200302040601971197519791983198719911995199920031971: 3.2%1972: 3.7%1973: 4.6%1974: 4.9%1975: 5.5%1976: 5.5%1977: 5.1%1978: 5.2%1979: 4.9%1980: 4.7%1981: 5.6%1982: 6.4%1983: 7.6%1985: 8.9%1990: 11.2%1992: 14.9%1999: 50.4%2000: 46.5%2001: 51.1%2002: 56.2%2003: 58.5%
Change over the period: +55.3 pp Annual average: 1.73 pp

Comparison, 2003

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

Libya 58.5%
World 22.8%
Northern Africa computed 20.5%
Tertiary education enrollment — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2003 58.5 +2.3 pp
2002 56.2 +5.2 pp
2001 51.1 +4.5 pp
2000 46.5 −3.8 pp
1999 50.4
1992 14.9
1990 11.2
1985 8.9
1983 7.6 +1.2 pp
1982 6.4 +0.8 pp
1981 5.6 +1 pp
1980 4.7 −0.3 pp
1979 4.9 −0.3 pp
1978 5.2 +0.1 pp
1977 5.1 −0.4 pp
1976 5.5 +0 pp
1975 5.5 +0.6 pp
1974 4.9 +0.3 pp
1973 4.6 +0.9 pp
1972 3.7 +0.5 pp
1971 3.2

Northern Africa, 2003

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

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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