School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9933 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9933 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
120th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9933 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8823 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lebanon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.9933 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lebanon peaked at 0.9933 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8823 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Lebanon 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8823 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.9459 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9567 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9335 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9263 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9842 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9682 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9651 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9738 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9731 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9707 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9682 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9664 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9637 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9774 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9711 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.978 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9933 GPIA | +1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.9933 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.9933 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.9459 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9502 GPIA | 0.9263 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9778 GPIA | 0.9651 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.974 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9783 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9803 GPIA | 0.9711 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lebanon was 0.9933 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9933 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8823 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lebanon ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release