School age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, tertiary education, male was 260,483 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
260,483
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
108th
of 221 countries
All-time high
281,176
in 2015
All-time low
107,156
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon stood at 260,483.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon peaked at 281,176 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 107,156, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 108th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 107,156 | — |
| 1971 | 116,736 | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 125,740 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 133,966 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 138,121 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 142,066 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 144,492 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 144,616 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 149,006 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 153,490 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 157,749 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 162,242 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 166,377 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 167,364 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 169,051 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 170,828 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 172,181 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 175,009 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 176,609 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 178,217 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 179,543 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 180,814 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 183,781 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 186,256 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 187,771 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 189,671 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 192,999 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 196,577 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 200,670 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 205,794 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 211,058 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 215,401 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 219,832 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 223,108 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 226,480 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 229,484 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 232,234 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 236,038 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 240,569 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 243,492 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 245,120 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 243,305 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 241,553 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 243,442 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 272,256 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 281,176 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 262,772 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 251,958 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 247,546 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 247,207 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 248,521 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 251,314 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 254,471 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 256,753 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 257,969 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 260,483 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135,539 | 107,156 | 153,490 | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,563 | 157,749 | 178,217 | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,388 | 179,543 | 205,794 | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,770 | 211,058 | 243,492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,634 | 241,553 | 281,176 | 10 |
| 2020s | 254,918 | 248,521 | 260,483 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Lebanon was 260,483 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 281,176 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,156 in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Lebanon ranks 108th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release