Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon is 8.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 14th of 83 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 | 9.7% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -65.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +29.7% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.3% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 10.7% | 5 |
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 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 8.4% 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 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lebanon ranks 14th out of 83 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 8.6%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release