Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
80.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
162nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 1971
All-time low
78.5%
in 2020
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon stood at 80.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lebanon peaked at 95.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 162nd 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 | 95.7% | — |
| 1973 | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 94.6% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 83.4% | 84.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 80.4% | 87.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 80.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.5% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 159 Iran, Islamic Republic of 80.6% compare
- 160 Guadeloupe 80.5% compare
- 161 French Polynesia 80.4% compare
- 163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 79.9% compare
- 164 Indonesia 79.9% compare
- 165 France 79.0% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 80.4% 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 95.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lebanon ranks 162nd 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 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release