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In 2009, the adult literacy rate was 88.4% and the youth literacy rate was 99.8%. 52% of men and 57% of women went to colleges or universities.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=UNESCO|title=UIS Statistics in Brief|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911000424/http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=121&IF_Language=eng&BR_Country=4340&BR_Region=40525|archive-date=2010-09-11}}</ref> | In 2009, the adult literacy rate was 88.4% and the youth literacy rate was 99.8%. 52% of men and 57% of women went to colleges or universities.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=UNESCO|title=UIS Statistics in Brief|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911000424/http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=121&IF_Language=eng&BR_Country=4340&BR_Region=40525|archive-date=2010-09-11}}</ref> The government also funded students to study abroad for free.<ref name=":1">{{News citation|author=Steven Meltzer|newspaper=Urban Times|title=Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Libya Under Gaddafi’s So-Called Dictatorship|date=2014-05-16|url=http://urbantimes.co/2014/05/libya-under-gaddafi/|retrieved=2022-04-24}}</ref> | ||
== Health == | == Health == | ||
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah had free [[universal healthcare]] for all citizens. Child mortality rate decreased from 71 per 1,000 live births in 1991 to 14 in 2009.<ref>{{Citation|author=World Health Organization|year=2007|title=Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612142954/http://www.who.int/countryfocus/cooperation_strategy/ccsbrief_lby_en.pdf|publisher=}}</ref> Undernourishment was less than 5% and the average citizen ate over 3,000 calories per day. Life expectancy was 72.3 years, the highest in the developing world.<ref name=":0" /> | The Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah had free [[universal healthcare]] for all citizens. Child mortality rate decreased from 71 per 1,000 live births in 1991 to 14 in 2009.<ref>{{Citation|author=World Health Organization|year=2007|title=Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612142954/http://www.who.int/countryfocus/cooperation_strategy/ccsbrief_lby_en.pdf|publisher=}}</ref> Undernourishment was less than 5% and the average citizen ate over 3,000 calories per day. Life expectancy was 72.3 years, the highest in the developing world.<ref name=":0" /> Every woman who gave birth was automatically given $5,000.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
== Housing == | |||
Access to a home was considered a human right and electricity was completely free.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Imperialist attacks == | == Imperialist attacks == | ||
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الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى | |
|---|---|
| 1977–2011 | |
 Flag | |
Motto: وحدة ، حرية ، اشتراكية “Unity, freedom, socialism” | |
Anthem: الله أكبر | |
| Government | Islamic socialist jamahiriya |
| History | |
• Established | 1977 |
• Dissolution | 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | |
• 2010 estimate | 6,355,100 |
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah was a non-Marxist socialist state in North Africa from 1977 to 2011 that was led by Muammar Gaddafi. In 2010, Libya had the highest human development index of any country in Africa.[1]
Education
In 2009, the adult literacy rate was 88.4% and the youth literacy rate was 99.8%. 52% of men and 57% of women went to colleges or universities.[2] The government also funded students to study abroad for free.[3]
Health
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah had free universal healthcare for all citizens. Child mortality rate decreased from 71 per 1,000 live births in 1991 to 14 in 2009.[4] Undernourishment was less than 5% and the average citizen ate over 3,000 calories per day. Life expectancy was 72.3 years, the highest in the developing world.[1] Every woman who gave birth was automatically given $5,000.[3]
Housing
Access to a home was considered a human right and electricity was completely free.[3]
Imperialist attacks
In 1986, Libya was bombed by the United States under Ronald Reagan.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexandra Valiente (2011-11-09). "Celebrating The Great Achievments Of Muammar Gaddafi" Libya 360º Archives. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ↑ UIS Statistics in Brief. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2010-09-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Steven Meltzer (2014-05-16). "Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Libya Under Gaddafi’s So-Called Dictatorship" Urban Times. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ↑ World Health Organization (2007). Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah. [PDF]
- ↑ John Pike. "Operation El Dorado Canyon" GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-30.