School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 6.97 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon stood at 6.97 years.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon peaked at 7.66 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.42 years, in 2015.
That places Lebanon 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.18 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.25 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.31 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.6 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.64 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.54 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.55 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7 years | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 6.42 years | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.76 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.63 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.97 years | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.24 years | 7.18 years | 7.3 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.49 years | 7.21 years | 7.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 years | 6.42 years | 7.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 years | 6.59 years | 6.97 years | 5 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Lebanon was 6.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 years in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Lebanon ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release