Country profile

Libya

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income7.38M inhabitants

Last updated December 22, 2025

Fragile/Conflict-Affected Country: This country is classified as experiencing institutional and social fragility. Data may not reflect the current situation due to instability.

Composite GEFRI Score

Severely underprepared

Libya is severely underprepared (35th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

38.62Composite score

Global percentile: 35th
Global rank: #116
Regional rank: #16
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Infrastructure

61.20

47th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42

Human Capital

50.07

49th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98

Innovation

39.43

46th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60

Governance

14.40

6th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

28.00

35th percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Libya trails global peers in Governance (14, 6th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Adult literacy gaps reduce the diffusion of knowledge needed for future-ready skills.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Note: Because many indicators are imputed, these findings should be treated as provisional until more reported data arrives.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 35th percentile.
Places 116th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 16th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Scores range from Infrastructure (61.2) to Governance (14.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
17	1	Israel	74.24
32	2	United Arab Emirates	70.10
39	3	Malta	64.34
41	4	Saudi Arabia	63.68
56	5	Qatar	59.67
62	6	Kuwait	57.82
64	7	Bahrain	57.41
65	8	Jordan	57.41
81	9	Oman	53.74
82	10	Morocco	53.24
86	11	Tunisia	52.02
87	12	Algeria	51.24
90	13	Iran, Islamic Rep.	50.79
99	14	Egypt, Arab Rep.	48.93
105	15	West Bank and GazaFCS	45.80
116	16	LibyaFCS	38.62
118	17	IraqFCS	38.08
125	18	Djibouti	35.55
126	19	LebanonFCS	35.37
139	20	Pakistan	29.77
149	21	Syrian Arab RepublicFCS	26.62
163	22	Yemen, Rep.FCS	22.34
173	23	AfghanistanFCS	16.59