Productivity vs. educational attainment in Lebanon
Lebanon: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Lebanon stood at 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Lebanon peaked at 32.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2023.
Lebanon ranks 87th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 84 Sri Lanka 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 85 Tunisia 16.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 86 Namibia 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 88 Jordan 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 89 Paraguay 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 90 Colombia 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,699 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Lebanon?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Lebanon was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Lebanon ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.