Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.9% 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 10.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 12.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 8th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +62.1% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 5 Belize 12.7%
- 6 Benin 11.7%
- 7 Saudi Arabia 11.0% compare
- 9 Cameroon 9.5%
- 10 Madagascar 8.9% compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 8.8%
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 10.9% 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 12.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 121 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 128.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release