Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 20.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon is 20.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon peaked at 27.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2023.
That places Lebanon 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.4% | — |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 21.0% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.5% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.5% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon was 20.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lebanon ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release