School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Lebanon
Lebanon: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.24 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Lebanon, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 1.24 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Lebanon peaked at 1.25 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3189 GPI, in 1971.
Lebanon ranks 88th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3189 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3452 GPI | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5873 GPI | +70.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5852 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6203 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6119 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6545 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9515 GPI | +45.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPI | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.16 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.17 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.24 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPI | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.25 GPI | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPI | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3321 GPI | 0.3189 GPI | 0.3452 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6119 GPI | 0.5852 GPI | 0.6545 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9515 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.16 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.25 GPI | 10 |
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 enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Lebanon?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Lebanon was 1.24 GPI in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3189 GPI in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Lebanon ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.