Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.4%
Change on year
up 25.3%
World rank
16th
of 88 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 1998
All-time low
2.1%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon peaked at 9.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 16th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.4% | — |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -76.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +34.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 13 Algeria 8.6% compare
- 14 Netherlands 7.1% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 6.4% compare
- 17 Dominica 6.0% compare
- 18 Niger 6.0% compare
- 19 British Virgin Islands 5.8% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,234 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 274,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0472 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon was 6.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lebanon ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release