page_title: History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
section_title: Reforms (1977–1980)
hierarchical_section_title: History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi / Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) / Reforms (1977–1980)
caption_attribution_description: English: The United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) rankings for 2010. For full details, see List of countries by Human Development Index (en.wikipedia) &#160;&#160; 0.900 and over &#160;&#160; 0.850–0.899 &#160;&#160; 0.800–0.849 &#160;&#160; 0.750–0.799 &#160;&#160; 0.700–0.749 &#160;&#160; 0.650–0.699 &#160;&#160; 0.600–0.649 &#160;&#160; 0.550–0.599 &#160;&#160; 0.500–0.549 &#160;&#160; 0.450–0.499 &#160;&#160; 0.400–0.449 &#160;&#160; 0.350–0.399 &#160;&#160; 0.300–0.349 &#160;&#160; under 0.300 &#160;&#160; Data unavailable This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: update for 2010 data. The original can be viewed here: UN Human Development Report 2009.PNG. Modifications made by Kohelet. I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Original upload log This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:UN_Human_Development_Report_2009.PNG licensed with PD-self 2010-02-06T16:23:57Z Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior 1350x652 (50936 Bytes) ({{Information |Description={{en|1=The United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) rankings for 2009. For full details, see [[w:en:List of countries by Human Development Index|List of countries by H) 2010-02-02T13:04:03Z Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior 1350x652 (50941 Bytes) Correcting. 2010-02-02T13:02:00Z Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior 1350x652 (51017 Bytes) Fix data (Maldivas, Nicaragua, Botswana). 2009-10-29T01:27:59Z Heitor C. Jorge 1350x652 (51017 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=The [[w:en:United Nations|United Nations]] [[w:en:Human Development Index|Human Development Index (HDI)]] rankings for 2009. For full details, see [[w:en:List of countries by Human Developmen 2009-10-26T22:30:27Z Heitor C. Jorge 1350x652 (51017 Bytes) Reverted to version as of 13:32, 25 October 2009 Vandalismos do usuário Eduardo Sellan III 2009-10-26T06:10:12Z Eduardo Sellan III 1427x628 (51330 Bytes) Novo sistema. 2009-10-26T06:09:19Z Eduardo Sellan III 1427x628 (51330 Bytes) Melhor sistema de cores. 2009-10-25T13:32:52Z Giro720 1350x652 (51017 Bytes) Fix data (Niger, Morocco, South Africa, etc) 2009-10-06T22:54:44Z Heitor C. Jorge 1350x652 (50958 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=The [[w:en:United Nations|United Nations]] [[w:en:Human Development Index|Human Development Index (HDI)]] rankings for 2009. For full details, see [[w:en:List of countries by Human Developmen Uploaded with derivativeFX
context_page_description: Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan military officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état. After the king had fled the country, the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council headed by Gaddafi abolished the monarchy and the old constitution and established the Libyan Arab Republic, with the motto "freedom, socialism and unity".
  After coming to power, the RCC government initiated a process of directing funds toward providing education, health care and housing for all. Public education in the country became free and primary education compulsory for both sexes. Medical care became available to the public at no cost, but providing housing for all was a task the RCC government was not able to complete. Under Gaddafi, per capita income in the country rose to more than US$11,000, the fifth highest in Africa. The increase in prosperity was accompanied by a controversial foreign policy, and there was increased domestic political repression.
caption: The UNDP's Human Development Index (based on 2010 data, published on 4 November 2010)[34]         0.900 and over   0.850–0.899   0.800–0.849   0.750–0.799   0.700–0.749    0.650–0.699   0.600–0.649   0.550–0.599   0.500–0.549   0.450–0.499    0.400–0.449   0.350–0.399   0.300–0.349   under 0.300   Data unavailable
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