Literacy Rate: Lebanon

Analysis# Lebanon Literacy Rate Lebanon's literacy rate stood at 92.01% in 2019, reflecting steady educational progress over the past decade. The country peaked at 92.67% in 2018 before declining slightly the following year. Since 2007, when the literacy rate was 89.61%, Lebanon has gained 2.4 percentage points, demonstrating consistent improvement across the twelve-year span. The sharpest gains occurred between 2007 and 2009, when literacy jumped from 89.61% to 91.18%—a 1.57-point increase in just two years. Growth slowed considerably afterward, with marginal annual changes through 2019. The recent dip from the 2018 peak suggests potential plateauing near the 92% threshold, though Lebanon maintains one of the region's higher literacy rates.