School life expectancy, primary, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.9 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Lebanon, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Lebanon is 4.9 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Lebanon peaked at 6.17 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.83 years, in 1992.
That places Lebanon 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.05 years | 5.93 years | 6.17 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.56 years | 4.04 years | 5.19 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 4 years | 3.83 years | 4.28 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.05 years | 4.19 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 years | 4.51 years | 5.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 years | 4.43 years | 4.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 162 Ethiopia 4.96 years compare
- 163 Barbados 4.95 years compare
- 164 Micronesia (country) 4.95 years compare
- 166 Comoros 4.89 years compare
- 167 North Macedonia 4.83 years compare
- 168 Martinique 4.83 years compare
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,699 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Lebanon was 4.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 years in 1974.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 years in 1992.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Lebanon ranks 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release