Lebanon: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.7 in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.46 in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.2 a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2016, Lebanon had the 15th highest value of the 16 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Lebanon in the 2016 ranking

• United Arab Emirates — 12th of 16: 9.55
• Luxembourg — 13th of 16: 8.83
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 14th of 16: 7.92
• Croatia — 16th of 16: 6.73

What this measures

Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 16 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 33.5 (2018)
• Bahrain — 10.24 (2018)
• Djibouti — 26.83 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 15.16 (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 19.01 (2017)
• Jordan — 12.26 (2018)
• Kuwait — 7.59 (2015)
• Malta — 7.11 (2017)
• Morocco — 19.42 (2018)
• Oman — 10.22 (2018)
• Pakistan — 20.4 (2018)

More education data for Lebanon

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 533,550 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 81.77% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 417,800 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 63.79% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 81.4% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 82.12% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Lebanon's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?

7.67 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 33.24% from 11.49 in 1981 (1.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 11.49 in 1981 and the lowest 7.39 in 2002.

How does Lebanon rank?

15th highest of 16 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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