Secondary education, teachers in Lebanon
Lebanon: Secondary education, teachers was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Lebanon, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 72.0% for secondary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Lebanon peaked at 72.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1999.
That places Lebanon 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.7% | — |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 51.9% | 54.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 56.7% | 67.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syria 71.6% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Lebanon?
- Secondary education, teachers in Lebanon was 72.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Lebanon ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.