Primary education, teachers in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary education, teachers was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers 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, primary education, teachers in Lebanon peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1999.
That places Lebanon 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Lebanon?
- Primary education, teachers in Lebanon was 90.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary education, teachers?
- Lebanon ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.