Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
84.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
156th
of 219 countries
All-time high
96.4%
in 1971
All-time low
82.8%
in 2011
Years of data
39
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 84.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon peaked at 96.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2011.
That places Lebanon 156th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 96.4% | — |
| 1973 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 90.1% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 88.9% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 86.5% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.1% | 90.1% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 86.2% | 88.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 82.9% | 90.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 84.0% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.8% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 82.9% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 153 Ecuador 85.2% compare
- 154 French Guiana 84.8% compare
- 155 El Salvador 84.6% compare
- 157 Iran, Islamic Republic of 83.8% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 83.3% compare
- 159 Burundi 83.3% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lebanon ranks 156th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release