Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lebanon
Lebanon: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lebanon, 2002–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.3% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lebanon peaked at 0.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
That places Lebanon 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4% | — |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 96 Armenia 0.3%
- 97 Cape Verde 0.3%
- 98 Afghanistan 0.3%
- 100 Chad 0.3%
- 101 Pakistan 0.3%
- 102 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3% compare
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Lebanon?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lebanon was 0.3% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary 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