Teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Teachers in primary education, female was 36,063 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 36,063 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 36,063 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23,454 number, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 78th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23,982 number | — |
| 2000 | 23,454 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 23,727 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 23,881 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 23,772 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27,852 number | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 27,702 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 28,154 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 28,372 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 28,187 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 28,606 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28,207 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 27,899 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 27,943 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 33,848 number | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 34,003 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 34,986 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35,493 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36,063 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,982 number | 23,982 number | 23,982 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 26,371 number | 23,454 number | 28,606 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,305 number | 27,899 number | 36,063 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Lebanon was 36,063 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 36,063 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,454 number in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.