Lebanon: Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Lebanon's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.36 percentage points on 2017 (from 50.83% to 51.2%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2017), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.1 percentage points in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.44 percentage points in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.11 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 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 2018, Lebanon had the 12th highest value of the 71 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 2018 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 9th of 71: 51.45%
• Timor-Leste — 10th of 71: 51.33%
• Dominican Republic — 11th of 71: 51.26%
• Sri Lanka — 13th of 71: 51.12%
• Tanzania — 14th of 71: 50.83%
• Comoros — 15th of 71: 50.79%

What this measures

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

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

All 30 values

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 35.12% (2018)
• Bahrain — 48.81% (2018)
• Djibouti — 45.78% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 48.22% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 48.03% (2017)
• Israel — 49.05% (2017)
• Jordan — 50.35% (2018)
• Kuwait — 49.7% (2015)
• Malta — 48.68% (2017)
• Morocco — 46.57% (2018)
• Oman

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 secondary education, pupils (% female)?

51.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 11.53 percentage points from 39.66% in 1971. The highest value was 52.04% in 2007 and the lowest 39.66% in 1971.

How does Lebanon rank?

12th highest of 71 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Lebanon?

In 2018, Lebanon's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.36 percentage points on 2017 (from 50.83% to 51.2%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2017), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.FE.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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