Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 30.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 30.6% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon peaked at 30.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2006.
That places Lebanon 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.1% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.4% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.1% | 30.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon was 30.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2006.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lebanon ranks 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release