Current national statistical bulletin covering students, teachers and institutions.
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Education in Lebanon
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Lebanon's current education evidence includes a 2024/25 CRDP statistical bulletin, a 2025 national diagnostic assessment covering more than 135,000 public-school pupils, and recent UNESCO vocational indicators. Lebanon's page uses the newest national statistical infrastructure without turning a partial assessment exercise into a whole-system enrolment total.
Lebanon education snapshot
Lebanon's page uses the newest national statistical infrastructure without turning a partial assessment exercise into a whole-system enrolment total.
Diagnostic assessment
135,000+ pupils
Schools in assessment
871
Secondary vocational share
15.8%
Upper-secondary vocational share
26.7%
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The stage summary distinguishes general and vocational upper-secondary routes because the UNESCO indicators measure vocational participation directly.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary education | Early years | Pre-primary provision precedes the school cycle. |
| Primary and lower secondary | Basic schooling | Basic education covers the early and middle school years. |
| General or vocational | Upper secondary | Students may continue in general or technical and vocational routes. |
| Higher education and technical routes | Post-secondary | University and post-secondary technical programmes follow secondary study. |
Key evidence
The first two cards describe the scope of a 2025 diagnostic exercise, while the two percentages are national UIS vocational indicators for 2024.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic assessment | 135,000+ pupils | 2025 | Grades 1 to 6 in public schools |
| Schools in assessment | 871 | 2025 | Public schools participating |
| Secondary vocational share | 15.8% | 2024 | ISCED 2+3 students in vocational programmes |
| Upper-secondary vocational share | 26.7% | 2024 | ISCED 3 students in vocational programmes |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Lebanon evidence
The assessment figures should therefore be read as coverage of a defined public-school exercise, not as Lebanon's total pupil population.
The CRDP bulletin is included as the current national statistical reference even though the page does not copy unsupported values from it.
Frequently asked questions
How many pupils were covered by Lebanon's 2025 diagnostic assessment?
The Ministry reported data from more than 135,000 pupils in Grades 1 to 6 in public schools.
How many public schools took part?
The Ministry reported 871 participating schools.
What secondary vocational share is reported for 2024?
UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 15.8% across ISCED 2 and 3.
What upper-secondary vocational share is reported?
The 2024 upper-secondary value is 26.7%.
Sources and methodology
National Ministry and CRDP sources establish the current evidence base; UNESCO-UNEVOC supplies the recent vocational percentages.
Official release describing the national public-school diagnostic dataset.
Country-specific 2024 vocational education indicators.
Methodology: Lebanon assessment counts retain their defined Grades 1 to 6 public-school scope, while vocational shares retain UIS definitions.