Primary completion rate, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary completion rate, male was 66.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Lebanon, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 66.0% for primary completion rate, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Lebanon peaked at 76.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2014.
That places Lebanon 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.5% | — |
| 1999 | 75.3% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 71.8% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 67.5% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 68.5% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 60.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 65.7% | 67.8% | 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, male in Lebanon?
- Primary completion rate, male in Lebanon was 66.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Lebanon ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, male (% 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.