Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 58.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon is 58.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon peaked at 67.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1973.
That places Lebanon 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 32.2% | — |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +85.2% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 57.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 51.2% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.0% | 66.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,687 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 198,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lebanon was 58.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1973.
- How does Lebanon rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Lebanon ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.