School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Lebanon
Lebanon: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 2.86 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lebanon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.86 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lebanon peaked at 2.86 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.445 years, in 1971.
Lebanon ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.445 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.4571 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 years | +121.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9115 years | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8208 years | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8378 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8245 years | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.15 years | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 1.09 years | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.45 years | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 1.49 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.69 years | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.87 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.99 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.07 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.24 years | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.33 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.3 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.46 years | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.68 years | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.44 years | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 2.05 years | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 2.44 years | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 2.52 years | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.71 years | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.86 years | +5.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2.86 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8776 years, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2.86 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.82 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +121.0% | 0.4571 years | 1.01 years |
| 1992 | +40.0% | 0.8245 years | 1.15 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.451 years | 0.445 years | 0.4571 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8809 years | 0.8208 years | 1.01 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.23 years | 1.09 years | 1.45 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.96 years | 1.49 years | 2.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 years | 2.05 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
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, tertiary, female in Lebanon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lebanon was 2.86 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.445 years in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Lebanon ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release