School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.35 years in 1985. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon, 1971–1985
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 10.35 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 1985. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 12.36 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 10.35 years, in 1985.
That places Lebanon 150th out of 183 countries with data for 1985, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.81 years | — |
| 1980 | 11.9 years | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 12.36 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 12.09 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 10.35 years | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.81 years | 10.81 years | 10.81 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.68 years | 10.35 years | 12.36 years | 4 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 198,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 265,390 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 33,038 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,661 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 135,225 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.08 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon was 10.35 years in 1985, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.35 years in 1985.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 1985.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.