Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 26.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon is 26.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon peaked at 37.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2019.
That places Lebanon 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.9% | — |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 26.9% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 26.8% | 37.7% | 3 |
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lebanon was 26.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Lebanon ranks 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).