Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 46.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
46.2%
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
107th
of 113 countries
All-time high
93.7%
in 2020
All-time low
46.2%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 46.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Lebanon ranks 107th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 93.0% | — |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 46.2% | 93.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 104 Marshall Islands 60.1% compare
- 105 Togo 59.1% compare
- 106 Cook Islands 47.6% compare
- 108 Vanuatu 46.1% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 38.9% compare
- 110 Liberia 35.5%
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 qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon was 46.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 107th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release