Most Educated in Libya

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Libya

1 Abū Zayyān 80 15.0%

2 Ajdabiya 83 15.0%

3 Al Abraq 63 15.0%

4 Al Abyār 66 15.0%

5 Al Ajaylat 67 15.0%

6 Al-'Alūaṣ 82 15.0%

7 Al Aşābi‘ah 80 15.0%

8 Al ‘Azīzīyah 81 15.0%

9 Al Barakāt 71 15.0%

10 Al Bardīyah 79 15.0%

11 Al Bayḑā’ 63 15.0%

12 Al Burayqah 83 15.0%

13 Al Ghurayfah 84 15.0%

14 Al Ḩurshah 68 15.0%

15 Al Jadīd 75 15.0%

16 Al Jawf 65 15.0%

17 Al Jumayl 67 15.0%

18 Al Khaḑrā’ 82 15.0%

19 Al Khums 82 15.0%

20 Al Marj 66 15.0%

21 Al Māyah 81 15.0%

22 Al Qaţrūn 73 15.0%

23 Al Qawāsim 80 15.0%

24 Al Qubbah 70 15.0%

25 An Nāşirīyah 81 15.0%

26 Ar-Raḥaībāt 80 15.0%

27 Ar Rayāyinah 80 15.0%

28 Ar Rujbān 80 15.0%

29 As Sawānī 81 15.0%

30 At Tāj 65 15.0%

31 Awjilah 83 15.0%

32 Az Zahrā’ 81 15.0%

33 Az Zāwīyah 68 15.0%

34 Az Zuwaytīnah 83 15.0%

35 Bani Walid 72 15.0%

36 Barqin 78 15.0%

37 Benghazi 69 15.0%

38 Bin Jawwād 76 15.0%

39 Brak 78 15.0%

40 Daraj 74 15.0%

41 Darnah 70 15.0%

42 Daryānah 69 15.0%

43 Ghadames 74 15.0%

44 Gharyan 80 15.0%

45 Ghat 71 15.0%

46 Hūn 64 15.0%

47 Jādū 80 15.0%

48 Jālū 83 15.0%

49 Janzūr 81 15.0%

50 Jardas al ‘Abīd 66 15.0%

51 Kābāw 74 15.0%

52 Kambūt 79 15.0%

53 Kiklah 80 15.0%

54 Martūbah 70 15.0%

55 Massah 63 15.0%

56 Misratah 72 15.0%

57 Mizdah 80 15.0%

58 Msalātah 82 15.0%

59 Murzuk 73 15.0%

60 Nālūt 74 15.0%

61 Qamīnis 69 15.0%

62 Qandūlah 63 15.0%

63 Qarqūzah 68 15.0%

64 Qaryat al Bayyāḑah 66 15.0%

65 Qaryat Sulūq 69 15.0%

66 Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtār 63 15.0%

67 Qaşr al Qarabūllī 77 15.0%

68 Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 77 15.0%

69 Qaşr Khiyār 77 15.0%

70 Qaşr Lībiyā 63 15.0%

71 Qīrah 78 15.0%

72 Sabha 75 15.0%

73 Şabrātah 68 15.0%

74 Shahhat 63 15.0%

75 Sīdī aş Şayd 77 15.0%

76 Sīdī Bin Zīnah 67 15.0%

77 Sirte 76 15.0%

78 Sūknah 64 15.0%

79 Şurmān 68 15.0%

80 Sūsah 63 15.0%

81 Tājūrā’ 77 15.0%

82 Tamzāwah 78 15.0%

83 Tarāghin 73 15.0%

84 Tarhuna 82 15.0%

85 Tāzirbū 65 15.0%

86 Tījī 74 15.0%

87 Tobruk 79 15.0%

88 Tripoli 77 15.0%

89 Tūkrah 66 15.0%

90 Ubari 84 15.0%

91 Umm al Arānib 73 15.0%

92 Umm ar Rizam 70 15.0%

93 Umm Sā'ad 79 15.0%

94 Waddān 64 15.0%

95 Wādī 'Utbah 73 15.0%

96 Wardāmah 63 15.0%

97 Yafran 80 15.0%

98 Zalţan 67 15.0%

99 Zawiya 68 15.0%

100 Zillah 64 15.0%

The most educated cities in Libya have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Abū Zayyān leads with 15.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Abū Zayyān, 15.0% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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