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Libya

Compared to 17 Other Countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Libya's Ranking: 122 / 177 Index Score 0.61
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling 2017 data is not available for this country

0 15 Libya 8.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 United Arab Emirates 12.5 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 2.9

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Libya 36.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Qatar 65.5 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 5.5

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 Libya 59.6 2017 & 2023 Best in Group 2023 United Arab Emirates 86.7 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 5.4

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 Libya 100 2017 & 2023 Best in Group 2023 Libya 100 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 38

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 13 Libya 16.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 United Arab Emirates 50 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 0.3

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Libya 50 2023 Best in Group 2023 United Arab Emirates 82.5 Worst in Group 2023 Palestine 26.3

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Libya 0.73 2023 Best in Group 2023 Tunisia 3.27 Worst in Group 2023 Syrian Arab Republic 0.54

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Libya 72.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Kuwait 7.2 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 183.4

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Libya 105.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bahrain 103.9 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 105.9

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Libya 18.3 2023 Best in Group 2023 Lebanon 8.9 Worst in Group 2023 Iraq 45.3

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 42.5 Libya 57 2023 Best in Group 2023 Kuwait 96 Worst in Group 2023 Yemen 41

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Libya 0.12 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bahrain 0 Worst in Group 2023 Syrian Arab Republic 1.1

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Libya 1.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Bahrain 0 Worst in Group 2023 Palestine 100

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