School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.61 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
172nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.18 years
in 2011
All-time low
3.12 years
in 1973
Years of data
36
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lebanon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 3.61 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lebanon peaked at 4.18 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.12 years, in 1973.
That places Lebanon 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.3 years | — |
| 1973 | 3.12 years | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 3.97 years | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 3.75 years | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3.45 years | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.59 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.7 years | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.13 years | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 4.09 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.43 years | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 3.55 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.76 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.02 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.97 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.18 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1 years | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.07 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.39 years | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 3.36 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.62 years | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 3.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.84 years | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.71 years | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.54 years | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 3.61 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.21 years | 3.12 years | 3.3 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.86 years | 3.75 years | 3.97 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.75 years | 3.45 years | 4.13 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.8 years | 3.43 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 years | 3.36 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 years | 3.54 years | 3.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 169 Congo 3.79 years compare
- 170 El Salvador 3.77 years compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 3.73 years compare
- 173 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.58 years compare
- 174 Pakistan 3.55 years compare
- 175 Nicaragua 3.52 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lebanon was 3.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 years in 1973.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Lebanon ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release