Country profile

Lebanon

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income5.81M inhabitants

Last updated April 1, 2026

Fragile/Conflict-Affected Country: This country is classified as experiencing conflict. Data may not reflect the current situation due to instability.

Composite GEFRI Score

Severely underprepared

Lebanon is severely underprepared (31st percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

35.78Composite score

Global percentile: 31st
Global rank: #124
Regional rank: #17
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Infrastructure

66.14

42nd percentileGlobal avg. 59.93

Human Capital

41.97

33rd percentileGlobal avg. 47.03

Innovation

44.84

62nd percentileGlobal avg. 42.53

Governance

25.94

15th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

0.00

14th percentileGlobal avg. 43.89

Country profile

Lebanon trails global peers in Governance (26, 15th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (0, 14th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Human Capital presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.

Note: Several indicators use imputed values. Policymakers and planners should validate results further before committing to major initiatives.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 31st percentile.
Places 124th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 17th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Scores range from Infrastructure (66.1) to Access & Parity (0.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
13	1	Israel	73.92
26	2	United Arab Emirates	70.36
39	3	Saudi Arabia	65.52
40	4	Malta	64.28
57	5	Kuwait	59.77
59	6	Qatar	58.36
60	7	Jordan	58.06
64	8	Bahrain	57.37
76	9	Oman	54.61
78	10	Morocco	53.83
92	11	Iran, Islamic Rep.	50.45
95	12	Egypt, Arab Rep.	49.67
97	13	Tunisia	49.07
99	14	West Bank and GazaFCS	47.12
114	15	Algeria	38.86
122	16	Djibouti	36.23
124	17	LebanonFCS	35.78
128	18	IraqFCS	34.68
129	19	LibyaFCS	34.45
141	20	Pakistan	29.51
149	21	Syrian Arab RepublicFCS	27.28
158	22	Yemen, Rep.FCS	23.14
170	23	AfghanistanFCS	18.18