Lebanon: education in numbers
Primary enrolment is 81.8% (2024), 181st of 191 in the world and 18th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary completion is 67.3% (2023), 151st of 168 in the world and 18th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa. Secondary enrolment is 63.8% (2024), 144th of 176 in the world and 14th of 17 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Education: Lebanon in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 81.8%2024 | 181/191 | 18/19 | 85.1% | 84.8% | 76.1% | +3.3 ppsince 2014 | 94.6% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 67.3%2023 | 151/168 | 18/19 | 72.9% | 77.5% | 67.6% | −6.5 ppsince 2013 | 83.7% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 63.8%2024 | 144/176 | 14/17 | 62.6% | 70.6% | 65.9% | +4.5 ppsince 2014 | 65.8% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 52.9%2023 | 143/168 | 18/19 | 59.4% | 60.2% | 54.5% | −8.0 ppsince 2013 | 66.7% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 54.4%2023 | 76/172 | 8/19 | 28.1% | 42.2% | 51.6% | +6.1 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 22.5%2024 | 20/178 | 1/17 | 24.4% | 23.8% | 26.8% | −3.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 92.0%2019 | 79/141 | 11/18 | · | 91.2%2009 | 92.0%2019 | +0.8 ppsince 2009 | 75.6% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 96.7%2019 | 83/148 | 13/19 | · | 99.2%2009 | 96.7%2019 | −2.6 ppsince 2009 | 86.9% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 12.52017 | 136/173 | 15/20 | 14.2 | 14.1 | · | −12%since 2007 | 21.3 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 1.2%2024 | 179/184 | 16/16 | 2.8%2001 | 1.6% | 2.4% | −1.2 ppsince 2013 | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 8.6%2025 | 155/179 | 14/15 | 7.4%2001 | 5.5% | 9.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2013 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Better than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment+4.5 pp63.8% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+6.1 pp54.4% in 2023
- Out-of-school children−3.8 pp22.5% in 2024
- Adult literacy+0.8 pp92.0% in 2019
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−6.5 pp67.3% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion−8.0 pp52.9% in 2023
- Youth literacy−2.6 pp96.7% in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Lebanon and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Lebanon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Lebanon | Syria | Israel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 81.8%2024 | 81.4%2024 | 97.4%2024 |
| Primary completion | 67.3%2023 | 60.1%2024 | 97.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 63.8%2024 | 38.7%2024 | 98.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 52.9%2023 | 42.7%2024 | 97.8%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 54.4%2023 | 43.8%2016 | 56.3%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 22.5%2024 | 21.8%2024 | 2.7%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 92.0%2019 | 94.4%2021 | — |
| Youth literacy | 96.7%2019 | 98.4%2021 | — |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.52017 | — | 12.12016 |