School life expectancy, primary, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.93 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Lebanon, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 4.93 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Lebanon peaked at 6.72 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.89 years, in 1992.
Lebanon ranks 164th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.62 years | 6.53 years | 6.72 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.8 years | 4.11 years | 5.42 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.09 years | 3.89 years | 4.42 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.18 years | 4.34 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 years | 4.66 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.56 years | 4.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 161 Syrian Arab Republic 4.99 years compare
- 162 Yemen, Republic of 4.97 years compare
- 163 Comoros, Union of the 4.96 years compare
- 165 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.9 years compare
- 166 Uzbekistan 4.88 years compare
- 167 Martinique 4.87 years compare
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Lebanon was 4.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 years in 1992.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Lebanon ranks 164th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release