School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 6.86 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.86 years
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
185th
of 200 countries
All-time high
7.6 years
in 2013
All-time low
6.52 years
in 2015
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lebanon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lebanon is 6.86 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lebanon peaked at 7.6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.52 years, in 2015.
Lebanon ranks 185th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.93 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.15 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 7.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.36 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.51 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.58 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.54 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.73 years | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 6.52 years | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.72 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.65 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.54 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.86 years | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.04 years | 6.93 years | 7.15 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4 years | 7.11 years | 7.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 years | 6.52 years | 7.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 years | 6.54 years | 6.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 182 Bangladesh 6.96 years compare
- 183 Burundi 6.9 years compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 6.87 years compare
- 186 Bulgaria 6.77 years compare
- 187 Yemen 6.74 years compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 6.54 years compare
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lebanon was 6.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 years in 2015.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Lebanon ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release