Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 44.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 44.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 44.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2004.
Lebanon ranks 5th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2001 | 36.1% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.3% | 44.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 44.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 2 Aruba 84.1% compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 76.4% compare
- 4 Bahrain 47.1% compare
- 6 South Africa 44.1%
- 7 Botswana 44.0%
- 8 Luxembourg 42.8%
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon was 44.8% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2004.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2011.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release