Education spending in Libya
Government spending on education in Libya was equal to 2.3% of GDP in 1999.
The latest value for Libya is for 1999. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Libya, 1999
2.3%
Change from 1977
−1.9percentage points
World, 1999
4.0%
Education spending in Libya over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 4.1% in 1977, a change of −1.9 percentage points.
- Since 1976, when it was 4.6%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 1999 was 4.0%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
58.5%
2003 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
107.0%
2006 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
4.5%
1983 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
14.1%
1983 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
62.9%
1974 · UNESCO UIS