Secondary education, pupils in Lebanon
Lebanon: Secondary education, pupils was 51.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Lebanon, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Lebanon is 51.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Lebanon peaked at 52.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1971.
Lebanon ranks 34th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.7% | — |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 49.8% | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 39.7% | 42.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 48.4% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.9% | 52.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 51.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 52.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Lebanon?
- Secondary education, pupils in Lebanon was 51.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1971.
- How does Lebanon rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Lebanon ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.