Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Lebanon

Lebanon: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 21,496 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21,496 number
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
61st
of 143 countries
All-time high
29,517 number
in 2008
All-time low
11,582 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Lebanon, 1999–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200920191999: 11.6k number2000: 12.1k number2001: 14.5k number2002: 18.2k number2003: 20.7k number2004: 22.0k number2005: 24.3k number2006: 26.2k number2007: 26.7k number2008: 29.5k number2009: 25.4k number2010: 21.5k number2011: 24.7k number2012: 19.9k number2013: 20.5k number2014: 20.6k number2015: 22.8k number2016: 17.1k number2017: 16.6k number2018: 17.3k number2019: 21.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 21,496 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 29,517 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11,582 number, in 1999.

That places Lebanon 61st out of 143 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,582 number 11,582 number 11,582 number 1
2000s 21,955 number 12,145 number 29,517 number 10
2010s 20,254 number 16,628 number 24,713 number 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 58 Palestine 25,390 number compare
  2. 59 Netherlands 25,029 number compare
  3. 60 Belgium 22,720 number compare
  4. 62 Ireland 19,872 number compare
  5. 63 Dominican Republic 19,587 number compare
  6. 64 Cambodia 19,575 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Lebanon?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Lebanon was 21,496 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 29,517 number in 2008.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 11,582 number in 1999.
How does Lebanon rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Lebanon ranks 61st out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).