Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon stood at 4.8%.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 108th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 265,390 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 33,038 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,661 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 135,225 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.08 % change on previous year (2019)
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 4.8% in 2023, 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 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release