Education is important every where around the world. it is the basis for development in all fields. This piece of writing will be focus on contrast, comparison for education system in the UK and Libya. There are some differences and similarities between UK and Libya in education system; for example, children go to nursery school in age three years old in both countries also not compulsory to attend to nursery. However, In the UK children compulsory attend to primary school in age five years old, while in Libya in six years old. Moreover, both the UK and Libya are similar for compulsory education is free of charge in comparison there are in the UK which has in education system three stages, with children moving from the first stage ( primary ) to the second stage ( secondary ) at around the age of eleven or twelve and the third ( tertiary ) stage is further education at university or college, while in Libya there are four stages, with children moving from the first stage ( primary ) to the ( secondary ) stage at age twelve and to the high school at age fifteen and fourth ( tertiary ) stage is further at university or college at age eighteen. However, in the UK students should be pay fees for high education, in Libya do not, also different from the UK which has important exam is A level exam, Libya has the important exam which is final year of high school.