Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Lebanon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Lebanon is 2.24 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Lebanon peaked at 5.91 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.17 live births per woman, in 2008.
That places Lebanon 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.81 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.32 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.6 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 live births per woman | 3.36 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 93 Suriname 2.25 live births per woman compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2.24 live births per woman compare
- 95 Faroe Islands 2.24 live births per woman compare
- 97 Morocco 2.23 live births per woman compare
- 98 Nicaragua 2.22 live births per woman compare
- 99 South Africa 2.22 live births per woman compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,699 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Lebanon?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Lebanon was 2.24 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 live births per woman in 2008.
- How does Lebanon rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Lebanon ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.