Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lebanon, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 8.0% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in 2022.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lebanon peaked at 13.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Lebanon 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.0% | — |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -97.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +5256.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 0.2% | 9.2% | 3 |
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 repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lebanon?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lebanon was 8.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
- Lebanon ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release