Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Lebanon, 1993–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon is 0.7%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.
Lebanon ranks 100th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4% | — |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +82.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +50.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 72% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +82.8% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lebanon was 0.7% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- How does Lebanon rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 100th out of 173 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release