Average years of schooling among adults in Lebanon
Lebanon: Average years of schooling among adults was 10.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 10.37 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Lebanon peaked at 10.37 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.65 years, in 2005.
That places Lebanon 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.05 years | 7.65 years | 8.46 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.61 years | 8.68 years | 10.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.37 years | 10.37 years | 10.37 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (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 average years of schooling among adults in Lebanon?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Lebanon was 10.37 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.37 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 years in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Lebanon ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.