Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon is 1.4%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon peaked at 1.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
That places Lebanon 35th out of 117 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 32 Netherlands 1.4% compare
- 33 Portugal 1.4% compare
- 34 Honduras 1.4% compare
- 36 North Macedonia 1.4% compare
- 37 Canada 1.4% compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 1.4%
More education data for Lebanon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- 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)
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 1.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lebanon ranks 35th out of 117 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 down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release