Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 77.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon is 77.64, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon peaked at 90.23 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 54.45, in 1997.
That places Lebanon 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 90.23 | — |
| 1997 | 54.45 | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 69.2 | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 73.35 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 75.69 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 76.02 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.85 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.32 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 79.91 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 79.66 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.52 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 78.07 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.43 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 75.26 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 75.73 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.49 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 77.74 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 79.79 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 73.23 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 70.08 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 73.35 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 75.12 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 74.62 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.01 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.1 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 71.79 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 72.53 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.21 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 77.64 | +4.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 77.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 77.64 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -39.7% | 90.23 | 54.45 |
| 1998 | +27.1% | 54.45 | 69.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.23 | 90.23 | 90.23 | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.66 | 54.45 | 73.35 | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.47 | 75.26 | 79.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.02 | 70.08 | 79.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.85 | 71.79 | 77.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 34,874 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 102,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,517 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lebanon was 77.64 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.23 in 1974.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.45 in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Lebanon ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.