School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.55 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon stood at 10.55 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon peaked at 11.53 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.55 years, in 1992.
Lebanon ranks 152nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.41 years | — |
| 1982 | 10.71 years | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 9.43 years | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 8.55 years | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 8.74 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 9.88 years | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 9.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.07 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.28 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.76 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.46 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.32 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.53 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.03 years | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 9.94 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.89 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.26 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 10.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.55 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.41 years | 11.41 years | 11.41 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.07 years | 9.43 years | 10.71 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.06 years | 8.55 years | 9.88 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.63 years | 9.84 years | 11.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.64 years | 9.89 years | 11.53 years | 10 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lebanon was 10.55 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 years in 1992.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Lebanon ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release