Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Lebanon

Lebanon: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 23.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
23.4%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
40th
of 98 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2009
All-time low
20.1%
in 2006
Years of data
11
2000–2011

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Lebanon, 2000–2011

01020302000200520112000: 20.8 %2001: 23.3 %2002: 22.7 %2004: 22 %2005: 20.8 %2006: 20.1 %2007: 23.1 %2008: 22 %2009: 25.1 %2010: 25 %2011: 23.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 23.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Lebanon peaked at 25.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2006.

Lebanon ranks 40th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.2% 20.1% 25.1% 9
2010s 24.2% 23.4% 25.0% 2

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 37 Madagascar 23.8% compare
  2. 38 North Macedonia 23.6% compare
  3. 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.5%
  4. 41 Cambodia 23.2% compare
  5. 42 Colombia 23.1% compare
  6. 43 Vietnam 22.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Lebanon?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Lebanon was 23.4% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2006.
How does Lebanon rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Lebanon ranks 40th out of 98 countries with data for 2011.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.