Lebanon
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
25% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
No data available
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
No data available
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
6%
Source: UNSDG, 2009
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
14
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 92%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
Education in Lebanon
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
Project/Program
Lebanon No Lost Generation Initiative (NLGI)
Research Project/Report/Study
Lebanon SEL Framework Mapping Project
Research Project/Report/Study
Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19
Project/Program
Reaching the Unreached: Innovative and Diverse Learning Pathways for Syrian Refugee Youth in Lebanon REACH II
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
The UNESCO Middle Schools in Bekaa/Lebanon
Project/Program
Toolkit and Training on ‘Youth Advocacy and Campaigning for Reducing Youth Unemployment in Lebanon’
Project/Program
Vocational Support Program for Refugee Women in Lebanon