Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.0% 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 5.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 5.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 80th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 107,417 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 5.0% 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 5.2% in 2009.
- 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 80th out of 98 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 51.8%. 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.