Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lebanon
Lebanon: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 7.4 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lebanon, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lebanon is 7.4, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lebanon peaked at 11.15 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2016.
That places Lebanon 129th out of 137 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.47 | 9.47 | 9.47 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.42 | 9.43 | 11.12 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.95 | 7.4 | 11.15 | 5 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (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, total 1.84 million (2023)
- Labor force, female 26.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lebanon?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Lebanon was 7.4 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Lebanon ranks 129th out of 137 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.