Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya
Libya: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya peaked at 2.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1970.
That places Libya 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.1% | — |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 169 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.3% compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 2.2% compare
- 171 Sudan 2.2% compare
- 173 Lebanon 2.1% compare
- 174 Madagascar 2.1% compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 396.85 constant LCU per person (2017)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.7325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 25,060 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 17.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Libya was 2.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Libya ranks 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.