Primary education, teachers in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary education, teachers was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Lebanon is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Lebanon peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1999.
That places Lebanon 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 82.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.4% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.6% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 82.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 26.8% (2023)
- Labor force, total 1.84 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Lebanon?
- Primary education, teachers in Lebanon was 90.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary education, teachers?
- Lebanon ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.