School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 179,662 number in 1985. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon, 1970–1985
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 1985, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon stood at 179,662 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 179,662 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 154,696 number, in 1970.
That places Lebanon 121st out of 205 countries with data for 1985, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 154,696 number | — |
| 1971 | 160,164 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 164,583 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 168,503 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 172,389 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 175,811 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 178,620 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 178,845 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 178,663 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 178,123 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 177,476 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 176,755 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 175,485 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 175,612 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 177,168 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 179,662 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,040 number | 154,696 number | 178,845 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,026 number | 175,485 number | 179,662 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 107,417 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lebanon was 179,662 number in 1985, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 179,662 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,696 number in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 121st out of 205 countries with data for 1985.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.