Duration of compulsory education in Lebanon
Lebanon: Duration of compulsory education was 10 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 200 countries
All-time high
10
in 2013
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Lebanon, 1998β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 10 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Lebanon peaked at 10 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Lebanon ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.4 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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- 81 Algeria 10 compare
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More education data for Lebanon
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,699 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Lebanon?
- Duration of compulsory education in Lebanon was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2013.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Lebanon rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Lebanon ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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