Lebanon Education Spending
Government expenditure on education as % of GDP SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Lebanon's education spending was 0.84% in 2025, ranked 163rd globally. This represents a 31.4% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1993–2025.
Overview
Lebanon's education spending stood at 0.84% in 2025, a decline of +0.38% from 2024. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 0.84% by 2025. Lebanon ranked 163rd globally.
Lebanon’s public expenditure on education has fallen sharply over the past quarter‑century, slipping from 1.67 percent of GDP in 1993 to a historic low of 0.84 percent in 2025, which places the country at rank 163 out of 191 economies according to the World Bank. The indicator peaked at 2.84 percent of GDP in 2001, a level that was more than three times the current outlay and comparable to the spending share of Indonesia (1.22 percent) at the same point in time. By contrast, peer nations with similar rankings such as Haiti (0.96 percent) and Lao PDR (0.83 percent) are clustered around the same low‑end of the distribution, underscoring a regional pattern of constrained education budgets. The downward trajectory reflects prolonged fiscal pressures, political instability and the cumulative impact of economic crises that have eroded state capacity. Reversing this trend will likely require sustained macro‑economic stabilization and targeted reforms that prioritize human‑capital investment to lift education spending back toward the early‑2000s peak.
Data & projection
| Year | Education Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027* trend | 0.27% | - | - |
| 2026* trend | 0.56% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 0.84% | - | - |
| 2025 | 0.84% | −0.38% | #163 |
| 2024 | 1.22% | −0.28% | #1 |
| 2023 | 1.50% | +0.17% | #8 |
| 2022 | 1.33% | −1.10% | #8 |
| 2020 | 2.44% | −0.08% | #19 |
| 2019 | 2.52% | −0.10% | #26 |
| 2018 | 2.62% | +0.40% | #30 |
| 2017 | 2.22% | +0.04% | #13 |
| 2016 | 2.18% | −0.26% | #17 |
| 2013 | 2.43% | +0.28% | #22 |
| 2012 | 2.15% | +0.50% | #17 |
| 2011 | 1.65% | +0.04% | #6 |
| 2010 | 1.61% | −0.15% | #8 |
| 2009 | 1.77% | −0.25% | #5 |
| 2008 | 2.01% | −0.57% | #7 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Lebanon matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 2023. Historically, 27% of countries showing this pattern (35 out of 128) saw education spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Lebanon's education spending was 0.84% in 2025. Ranked 163rd globally. This represents a 31.4% decrease from the previous year.
Lebanon's education spending peaked at 2.84% in 2001.
The lowest education spending in Lebanon was 0.84% in 2025.
Lebanon ranks 163rd globally in education spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Lebanon's education spending is projected to reach 0.84% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The education spending of Lebanon in 2025 was 0.84%. This ranks 163rd in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_lebanon_education-spending-gdp,
title = {Lebanon Education Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/lebanon/education-spending-gdp/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}