Country profile

Libya

Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income7.38M inhabitants

Last updated December 1, 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. 56.53

Human Capital

50.07

48th percentileGlobal avg. 47.25

Innovation

39.43

45th percentileGlobal avg. 43.36

Governance

14.40

6th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

28.00

36th percentileGlobal avg. 49.41

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.
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

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
17	1	Israel	74.34
31	2	United Arab Emirates	70.12
39	3	Malta	64.32
42	4	Saudi Arabia	63.70
53	5	Bahrain	59.96
56	6	Qatar	59.62
62	7	Jordan	57.63
78	8	Morocco	53.80
79	9	Oman	53.74
83	10	Kuwait	52.55
85	11	Algeria	51.83
86	12	Tunisia	51.81
89	13	Iran, Islamic Rep.	50.79
99	14	Egypt, Arab Rep.	48.98
104	15	West Bank and GazaFCS	46.15
116	16	LibyaFCS	38.62
117	17	IraqFCS	38.17
119	18	Djibouti	38.05
124	19	LebanonFCS	35.83
149	20	Syrian Arab RepublicFCS	27.62
156	21	Yemen, Rep.FCS	24.35