School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7598 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Lebanon 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7598 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.9476 GPIA | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9126 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7598 GPIA | 0.7598 GPIA | 0.7598 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9301 GPIA | 0.9126 GPIA | 0.9476 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lebanon was 1.09 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7598 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Lebanon ranks 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release