School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Lebanon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Lebanon is 4.05 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Lebanon peaked at 4.68 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3 years, in 1971.
Lebanon ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.3 years | — |
| 1973 | 2.47 years | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 4.14 years | +67.5% |
| 1985 | 3.69 years | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 3.78 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.08 years | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 4.13 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.62 years | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 4.59 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.86 years | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 3.96 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.19 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.22 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.35 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.68 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.56 years | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.49 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.73 years | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 3.62 years | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.74 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.97 years | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 4.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.12 years | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4 years | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.05 years | +1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 4.05 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 4.05 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.87 years, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +67.5% | 2.47 years | 4.14 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.39 years | 2.3 years | 2.47 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.91 years | 3.69 years | 4.14 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.17 years | 3.78 years | 4.62 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.24 years | 3.86 years | 4.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 years | 3.62 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 years | 4 years | 4.27 years | 5 |
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, secondary, female in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Lebanon was 4.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 years in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Lebanon ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release