Primary completion rate, total in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary completion rate, total was 67.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Lebanon, 1997–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Lebanon is 67.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Lebanon peaked at 78.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 164th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.3% | — |
| 1998 | 68.4% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 77.3% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 72.9% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 66.3% | 77.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 70.3% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 62.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 67.3% | 68.1% | 4 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Lebanon
- Net ODA received per capita 302.61 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 22.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 170,782 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 302.61 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 15.77 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 170,782 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.087 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 302.61 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 302.61 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Lebanon?
- Primary completion rate, total in Lebanon was 67.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Lebanon ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.