School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon is 2.72 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 2.91 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9001 years, in 1972.
Lebanon ranks 78th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 years | 0.9001 years | 1.3 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.17 years | 1.04 years | 1.37 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 1.08 years | 1.4 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8 years | 1.41 years | 2.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 years | 1.96 years | 2.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 years | 2.58 years | 2.91 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 75 San Marino 2.82 years compare
- 76 Bahrain 2.75 years compare
- 77 Montenegro 2.73 years compare
- 79 Costa Rica 2.72 years compare
- 80 Algeria 2.7 years compare
- 81 Andorra 2.69 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, tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Lebanon was 2.72 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9001 years in 1972.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release