Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 77.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon stood at 77.1%.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon peaked at 85.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2015.
That places Lebanon 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.5% | — |
| 1999 | 80.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 79.5% | 80.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 80.0% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 71.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.0% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon was 77.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Lebanon ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release