Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon
Lebanon: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 43.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon, 2000–2011
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon is 43.3%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon peaked at 43.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2005.
That places Lebanon 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 29.2% | 43.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 43.0% | 43.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 33,038 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,661 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 135,225 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.08 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 107,417 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon was 43.3% in 2011, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lebanon ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2011.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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