Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 18.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 18.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2011.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lebanon peaked at 19.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2005.
Lebanon ranks 24th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 21 Cameroon 18.5%
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 18.3%
- 23 Croatia 18.2% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.9%
- 26 Greece 17.8% compare
- 27 Sweden 17.5% compare
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 18.0% in 2011, 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 19.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lebanon ranks 24th out of 122 countries with data for 2011.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release