Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 20,877 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon is 20,877 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 20,877 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11,944 number, in 2005.
Lebanon ranks 52nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15,821 number | — |
| 2001 | 12,705 number | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 13,296 number | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 13,465 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11,944 number | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 12,282 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12,171 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12,311 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12,356 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12,756 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 12,763 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19,609 number | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 19,766 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 20,877 number | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,821 number | 15,821 number | 15,821 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,566 number | 11,944 number | 13,465 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 17,154 number | 12,756 number | 20,877 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 33,038 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,661 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 135,225 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.08 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 107,417 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Lebanon was 20,877 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 20,877 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,944 number in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 52nd out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.