Tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon
Lebanon: Tertiary education, academic staff was 48.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon, 1983–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2014, tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon peaked at 48.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1992.
Lebanon ranks 61st of 170 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.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 31.1% | — |
| 1985 | 30.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | -20.9% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.0% | 30.8% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 24.4% | 33.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 26.8% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 40.6% | 48.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Lebanon was 48.2% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1992.
- How does Lebanon rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Lebanon ranks 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2014.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.