Primary completion rate, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary completion rate, female was 68.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Lebanon, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Lebanon is 68.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Lebanon peaked at 80.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 164th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.2% | — |
| 1999 | 79.5% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 69.2% | 79.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 72.3% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 63.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 66.6% | 69.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 198,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 265,390 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 33,038 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,661 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 135,225 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.08 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Lebanon?
- Primary completion rate, female in Lebanon was 68.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Lebanon ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.