School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
0.8213 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
35
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8213 GPIA, in 1971.
Lebanon ranks 32nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8213 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.9937 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9524 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8213 GPIA | 0.8213 GPIA | 0.8213 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.9524 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8213 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Lebanon ranks 32nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release