Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2011, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 1.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.
Lebanon ranks 18th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5%
- 16 Albania 1.4% compare
- 17 Malaysia 1.4% compare
- 19 Egypt 1.4%
- 20 Bulgaria 1.4% compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 1.3%
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 1.4% 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 1.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 18th out of 116 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 58.1%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release