Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lebanon, 1993–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lebanon is 8.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lebanon peaked at 10.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | 7.8% | 5.9% | 10.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Final consumption expenditure 134.2% (2024)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 3,560 current US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 129.3% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 34.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 3,118.37 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 37.45 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure -4.0% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 330.05 million current US$ (2021)
- Gross national expenditure 135.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -8.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lebanon?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lebanon was 8.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Lebanon ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.