Target 2a: Ensure that all boys and
girls complete a full course of primary schooling
2.1 Net enrolment ratio in
primary education
2.2 Proportion of pupils
starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary
2.3 Literacy rate of 15-24
year-olds, women and men
In Libya
Illiteracy rates in Libya have fallen from 61 per cent in 1971 to 14
per cent in 2001. As of 2005, the combined gross enrolment ratio for
primary education stood at 95.9, thus ensuring that Libya is likely
to achieve MDG Goal 2 within the 2015 timeframe. (Human Development
Report 2007/2008
