Financing for equity in pre-primary education
1. Education resources to subnational governments
2. Education resources to institutions
3. Education resources to students and families
4. Social policies and family support programmes
Introduction
Key financing indicators (UIS Data)
The official entrance age to pre-primary education is four. Compulsory pre-primary education is not granted in legal frameworks. The net enrolment rate for pre-primary for both sexes was 7.89 in 2006, the most recent year for which UIS data is available.
Governance
The Ministry of Education is responsible for early childhood and preprimary education financing, policy, planning and oversight, and hosts a dedicated department for public preprimary services that helps prepare the budget proposal for the sector.
Pre-primary education in Libya is non-compulsory, with limited funding and relatively low enrollment rates nationwide.
Tuition-free status
Two years of free pre-primary education are granted in legal frameworks.
1. Education resources to subnational governments
Funding for pre-primary education in Libya is centralized under the Ministry of Education, which manages the national budget and distributes it through 135 semi-autonomous local offices. Municipalities have a very limited role and no direct tie to financial allocations.
2. Education resources to institutions
Government subsidies are allocated to public preprimary institutions to cover staff and basic operating costs through the Ministry of Education budget. No information was found on specific equitytargeted funding for public pre-primary institutions.
3. Education resources to students and families
No information was found on targeted financial support mechanisms for pre-primary education by the Ministry of Education.
4. Social policies and family support programmes
Support for families and children is provided primarily through development organizations, with ministries as partners, and contributes indirectly to improving access to pre-primary education, especially for children affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty. Most recently, the 2022-2024 Education Cannot Wait MultiYear Resilience Programme, implemented with Libyan authorities and partners, aimed to provide nearly 8,000 children with preprimary education, prioritizing girls and children with disabilities.
