Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Lebanon

Lebanon: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 107,417 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
107,417 number
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
86th
of 187 countries
All-time high
107,417 number
in 2019
All-time low
32,578 number
in 1971
Years of data
30
1971–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Lebanon, 1971–2019

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1971199520191971: 32.6k number1972: 33.3k number1980: 54.3k number1981: 50.5k number1982: 44.0k number1983: 45.8k number1985: 43.0k number1992: 44.6k number1996: 41.4k number1999: 56.2k number2000: 56.0k number2001: 64.5k number2002: 67.3k number2003: 66.2k number2004: 73.8k number2005: 78.3k number2006: 81.1k number2007: 86.0k number2008: 89.2k number2009: 92.5k number2010: 93.8k number2011: 102.3k number2012: 97.2k number2013: 105.2k number2014: 101.4k number2015: 105.7k number2016: 95.7k number2017: 95.7k number2018: 100.0k number2019: 107.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Lebanon is 107,417 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Lebanon peaked at 107,417 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32,578 number, in 1971.

Lebanon ranks 86th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Lebanon, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 32,578 number —
1972 33,296 number +2.2%
1980 54,255 number +62.9%
1981 50,542 number -6.8%
1982 44,030 number -12.9%
1983 45,827 number +4.1%
1985 43,037 number -6.1%
1992 44,572 number +3.6%
1996 41,428 number -7.1%
1999 56,172 number +35.6%
2000 56,007 number -0.3%
2001 64,461 number +15.1%
2002 67,264 number +4.3%
2003 66,215 number -1.6%
2004 73,798 number +11.5%
2005 78,257 number +6.0%
2006 81,070 number +3.6%
2007 86,050 number +6.1%
2008 89,166 number +3.6%
2009 92,514 number +3.8%
2010 93,770 number +1.4%
2011 102,265 number +9.1%
2012 97,150 number -5.0%
2013 105,179 number +8.3%
2014 101,440 number -3.6%
2015 105,701 number +4.2%
2016 95,738 number -9.4%
2017 95,673 number -0.1%
2018 100,030 number +4.6%
2019 107,417 number +7.4%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 107,417 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98,239 number, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 107,417 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 159,340 number, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +62.9% 33,296 number 54,255 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,937 number 32,578 number 33,296 number 2
1980s 47,538 number 43,037 number 54,255 number 5
1990s 47,391 number 41,428 number 56,172 number 3
2000s 75,480 number 56,007 number 92,514 number 10
2010s 100,436 number 93,770 number 107,417 number 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 83 Ireland 111,047 number compare
  2. 84 Bulgaria 109,464 number compare
  3. 85 Serbia 108,092 number compare
  4. 87 Azerbaijan 106,842 number compare
  5. 88 Costa Rica 102,057 number compare
  6. 89 United Arab Emirates 101,884 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Lebanon?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Lebanon was 107,417 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 107,417 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 32,578 number in 1971.
How does Lebanon rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Lebanon ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
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The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.