Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
26.7%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
74th
of 168 countries
All-time high
32.5%
in 1998
All-time low
24.2%
in 2016
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon stood at 26.7%.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon peaked at 32.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2016.
That places Lebanon 74th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.5% | — |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 25.8% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.8% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 24.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.4% | 28.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,687 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 198,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.59 % 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 26.7% 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 32.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lebanon ranks 74th 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 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release