Primary school completion rate in Libya

The primary completion rate in Libya was 90.1% in 1983. The value for 1983 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1971 to 1983 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Libya is for 1983. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Libya, 1983 90.1% % of the relevant age group
Change from 1981 +5.5percentage points 1981: 84.6%
World, 2024 88.0% Official aggregate Not the same period as Libya (1983).

Primary school completion rate in Libya over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group),
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In short

  • The previous available figure was 84.6% in 1981, a change of +5.5 percentage points.
  • Since 1972, when it was 63.2%, the figure has changed by +26.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 1983 for Libya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics