Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 87.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
87.8%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
147th
of 217 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 1973
All-time low
85.3%
in 1998
Years of data
36
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 87.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon peaked at 97.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 1998.
Lebanon ranks 147th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 97.5% | — |
| 1973 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 89.1% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 85.3% | 92.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 87.1% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.9% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.1% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 144 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 88.8% compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 87.9% compare
- 148 Ecuador 87.1% compare
- 149 Iran, Islamic Republic of 87.0% compare
- 150 Reunion 86.9% 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 87.8% 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 97.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 1998.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lebanon ranks 147th out of 217 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 0.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release