Education spending in Lebanon
Government spending on education in Lebanon was equal to 1.2% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1993.
Lebanon, 2024
1.2%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Lebanon over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.2% | – |
| 2023 | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 1.5% in 2023.
- Since 2011, when it was 1.7%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
More for Lebanon
All statistics for Lebanon
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
54.4%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
81.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.8%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.9%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
83.5%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
60.7%
2018 · UNESCO UIS