Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1999.
Lebanon ranks 34th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.6% | — |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 90.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 82.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.4% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.6% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Lebanon was 90.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Lebanon ranks 34th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release