Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon is 7.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 11.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 25th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +58.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.2% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 22 Luxembourg 7.9% compare
- 23 Ireland 7.8% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 7.8% compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 7.6% compare
- 27 Rwanda 7.4% compare
- 28 New Zealand 7.4% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.8 % change on previous year (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 7.8% 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 11.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 25th 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 down 13.2%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release