Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 8.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.5% on the previous year and up 331.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 8.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
That places Lebanon 15th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -58.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +147.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 8.8% 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 8.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 15th out of 123 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 up 331.0%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release