Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon stood at 7.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 8.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 100th of 124 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 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 2 |
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 7.6% 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 8.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 100th out of 124 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 42.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release