Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Lebanon

Tertiary education enrollment in Lebanon in 2023 — 54.4%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 128. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 35.8 pp.

2023 54.4% −3.8 pp vs 2022
World rank 63of 128
Period maximum 58.2%2022
Period minimum 18%1972

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Lebanon, 1971–2023020406019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 18.6%1972: 18%1975: 20.4%1979: 26%1980: 27.4%1981: 24.8%1982: 21.5%1983: 22.1%1985: 20.9%1986: 23.3%1987: 24.2%1992: 23.7%1996: 21.6%1999: 28.1%2000: 28.1%2001: 31.8%2002: 33.2%2003: 33%2004: 34.9%2005: 36.9%2006: 38.1%2007: 40.5%2008: 41.8%2009: 41.9%2010: 42.2%2011: 45.5%2012: 44.9%2013: 48.3%2014: 42.9%2015: 39.3%2016: 42.5%2017: 44.2%2018: 47.2%2019: 50.1%2020: 51.6%2021: 56.9%2022: 58.2%2023: 54.4%
Change over the period: +35.8 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 54.4%
World 43.2%
Western Asia computed 82.3%
Tertiary education enrollment — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 54.4 −3.8 pp
2022 58.2 +1.3 pp
2021 56.9 +5.3 pp
2020 51.6 +1.4 pp
2019 50.1 +2.9 pp
2018 47.2 +3 pp
2017 44.2 +1.7 pp
2016 42.5 +3.2 pp
2015 39.3 −3.6 pp
2014 42.9 −5.4 pp
2013 48.3 +3.4 pp
2012 44.9 −0.6 pp
2011 45.5 +3.4 pp
2010 42.2 +0.3 pp
2009 41.9 +0.1 pp
2008 41.8 +1.3 pp
2007 40.5 +2.4 pp
2006 38.1 +1.2 pp
2005 36.9 +2 pp
2004 34.9 +1.9 pp
2003 33 −0.2 pp
2002 33.2 +1.4 pp
2001 31.8 +3.7 pp
2000 28.1 +0 pp
1999 28.1
1996 21.6
1992 23.7
1987 24.2 +0.9 pp
1986 23.3 +2.5 pp
1985 20.9
1983 22.1 +0.6 pp
1982 21.5 −3.3 pp
1981 24.8 −2.6 pp
1980 27.4 +1.4 pp
1979 26
1975 20.4
1972 18 −0.6 pp
1971 18.6

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.