Lebanon — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Lebanon, 1993–2024.
Education spending for Lebanon was 1.22% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 1993 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 2.84% in 2001. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.99% per year.
Lebanon ranks 170 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Lebanon sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 57% since. Over the last decade (2016–2024) the figure moved down 44%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 17 of 17 economies; Bahrain (1.89%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 45% in 2022. That is 39% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 54th of 58 in 1993 → 123rd of 130 in 2010 → 142nd of 157 in 2020 → 39th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.33% | -1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 1.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 1.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 2.01% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 2.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.84% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 2.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 1.93% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 1.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Education spending in 1994?
1.93% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lebanon’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -26.5% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 1.22%; 2023: 1.5%; 2022: 1.33%; 2020: 2.44%; 2019: 2.52%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.