School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Lebanon
Lebanon: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 (GPI) 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +70.1% | 0.3452 GPI | 0.5873 GPI |
| 1992 | +45.4% | 0.6545 GPI | 0.9515 GPI |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 77.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.49 (2024)
- 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)
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.