Global Japanese Data Rankings

	Lebanon
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2019)	429 [32/39 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2015)	442 [26/38 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2011)	449 [21/34 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2007)	449 [18/26 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2003)	433 [18/23 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	51.1% [16/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	46.6% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	15.6% [26/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	17.7% [20/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	51.4% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	45.7% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	35.8% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	38.3% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	30.2% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	40.4% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	54.3% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	59.3% [2/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	63.7% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	70.9% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	67.4% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons (2019)	60.3% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	72.4% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	23.8% [12/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	23.5% [16/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	21.4% [6/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	26.7% [7/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	25.9% [5/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	41.6% [6/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	44.2% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	18.1% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths (2019)	20.8% [30/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	41.1% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	20.9% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	31.0% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	39.6% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	20.4% [18/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	20.3% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life (2019)	54.2% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects (2019)	48.0% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice (2019)	58.4% [14/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want (2019)	53.0% [14/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics (2019)	33.6% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world (2019)	50.7% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	50.5% [21/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics (2019)	66.7% [14/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics (2019)	64.9% [13/39 countries]

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	Lebanon
% of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people (2018)	66.9% [57/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition (2018)	39.8% [45/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other (2018)	42.9% [45/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important (2018)	44.2% [38/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others (2018)	42.2% [57/78 countries]

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Mass media> [8]

Science and technology

Environment and energy

International relations

	Lebanon
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	128 [101/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	45,711 [99/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	6.25% [172/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	9.38% [126/143 countries]

	Lebanon
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	676.9 [108/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	-1.2% [207/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	69.6% [38/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	24.5% [100/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	67.6% [44/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	7.9% [90/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	79.0 [44/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	80.9 [49/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	77.2 [41/199 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	661.7 [16/216 countries]

	Lebanon
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	2.06 [106/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	17.2 [99/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	29 [113/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	6.0 [134/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	7 [134/194 countries]

	Lebanon
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	10.4% [96/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	19.7% [2/154 countries]

	Lebanon
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	25.1% [46/231 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	1,392,174 [5/164 countries]

	Lebanon
Voter turnout in the national election	49.2% (2022) [153/199 countries]

	Lebanon
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021)	3,450 [115/173 countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015)	29.2% [74/158 countries]

	Lebanon
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	11.3% [111/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	11.3% [111/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	23.6% [56/187 countries]

	Lebanon
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2019)	62.6% [31/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011)	61.3% [27/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	90.4% [27/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2011)	60.5% [27/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	76.1% [32/39 countries]

	Lebanon
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials (2019)	49.1% [33/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher (2019)	38.9% [32/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects (2019)	74.4% [27/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher (2019)	40.2% [25/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science (2019)	60.7% [31/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science (2019)	46.9% [21/38 countries]

	Lebanon
% of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	8.8% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	35.4% [31/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	36.9% [15/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	47.1% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	85.3% [19/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007)	57.3% [19/52 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	53.0% [15/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	82.4% [28/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	55.7% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	77.7% [37/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	52.6% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	59.5% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance (2019)	41.0% [23/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	46.0% [22/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	42.7% [33/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others (2019)	51.8% [2/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them (2019)	32.8% [19/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family (2019)	27.1% [20/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	25.5% [20/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	33.4% [22/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	27.4% [11/37 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	29.8% [3/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	21.9% [15/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	15.7% [15/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	18.2% [14/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	17.9% [13/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2019)	23.4% [10/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2011)	29.8% [23/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group (2019)	28.8% [16/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	27.8% [10/38 countries]

	Lebanon
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2019)	377 [38/39 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2015)	398 [32/38 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2011)	406 [31/34 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2007)	414 [25/26 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2003)	393 [23/23 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life (2019)	64.7% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects (2019)	48.8% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice (2019)	55.6% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want (2019)	52.7% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science (2019)	45.3% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world (2019)	53.3% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	52.8% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science (2019)	57.5% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science (2019)	61.2% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day (2019)	62.2% [9/39 countries]

	Lebanon
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	40.2% [19/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	36.3% [12/38 countries]

	Lebanon
% of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	76.1% [10/39 countries]

	Lebanon
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2018)	353.36 [73/76 countries]
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2015)	347 [71/72 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2018)	393.45 [67/77 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2015)	396 [62/72 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2018)	383.72 [71/77 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2015)	386 [67/72 countries]

	Lebanon
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	27,950 [74/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	4.08 [68/191 countries]

	Lebanon
% of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home (2018)	65.5% [65/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home (2018)	34.6% [67/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home (2018)	40.0% [50/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home (2018)	49.4% [61/79 countries]

	Lebanon
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job (2018)	73.6% [75/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college (2018)	71.8% [77/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important (2018)	67.3% [79/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can (2018)	64.2% [66/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start (2018)	64.4% [63/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance (2018)	64.6% [75/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at (2018)	59.5% [69/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing (2018)	35.5% [76/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing (2018)	40.5% [70/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing (2018)	45.2% [49/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that they canft change their intelligence very much (2018)	49.7% [22/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others (2018)	61.9% [39/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task (2018)	60.8% [40/79 countries]

	Lebanon
% of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose (2018)	60.7% [63/74 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life (2018)	57.5% [51/74 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life (2018)	64.3% [48/74 countries]

	Lebanon
% of 15-year-olds who always feel happy (2018)	32.6% [66/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel scared (2018)	6.6% [11/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel lively (2018)	23.4% [67/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable (2018)	8.8% [5/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel proud (2018)	28.2% [18/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid (2018)	8.0% [36/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful (2018)	30.0% [66/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel sad (2018)	7.2% [32/73 countries]

	Lebanon
% of 15-year olds who usually manage one way or another (2018)	54.6% [77/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel proud that they have accomplished things (2018)	61.8% [74/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel that they can handle many things at a time (2018)	57.5% [63/78 countries]

	Lebanon
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements (2018)	64.6% [71/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school (2018)	66.1% [70/77 countries]

	Lebanon
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007)	34.4% [18/50 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007)	36.6% [17/50 countries]
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	15 [53/153 countries]
Daily newspapers: Number of titles per 1 million inhabitants (2004)	3.78 [51/154 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation (2004)	215,000 [49/82 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation per 1,000 inhabitants (2004)	54 [51/84 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts)	1,300 (2005) [35/76 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants	324.1 (2005) [21/75 countries]

	Lebanon
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.4955 [127/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.3333 [148/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.4176 [134/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.6567 [125/193 countries]

	Lebanon
Surface area (square km) (2020)	10,450 [164/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	10,230 [161/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	65.5% [29/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	1,433 [159/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	14.0% [146/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	225 [133/230 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)	3.0% [107/172 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	16.4 [125/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	661 [119/182 countries]

	Lebanon
Bird species, threatened (2018)	11 [138/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	28 [112/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	10 [95/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	24 [95/215 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)	2.6% [187/211 countries]

	Lebanon
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total (2018)	98.3% [15/97 countries]

	Lebanon
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	51.4 [112/183 countries]
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016)	0.8 [104/157 countries]
Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) (2019)	0.6 [88/173 countries]

	Lebanon
Exports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	7.3 [100/173 countries]
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	28.1% [100/173 countries]
Imports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	15.4 [85/173 countries]
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	59.3% [37/173 countries]
External balance on goods and services (million US$) (2020)	-8 [152/173 countries]
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)	-3.876 [167/193 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)	335 [76/161 countries]

	Lebanon
Period of United Nations membership ()	1945.1024 [1/192 countries]

	Lebanon
Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020)	1.9 [59/150 countries]
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020)	3.0% [24/148 countries]

	Lebanon
Intentional homicide (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	1.88 [52/97 countries]
Sexual violence (cases per 100,000 population) (2020)	0.6 [73/75 countries]
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	16.4 [82/183 countries]
Mortality rate due to homicide (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.2 [96/183 countries]

	Lebanon
Number of police personnels (per 100,000 population)	426.7 (2017) [25/89 countries]
Female police personnels (% in all police personnels)	0.0% (2010) [78/81 countries]

	Lebanon
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	13.9% [30/190 countries]

	Lebanon
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	28.3% [83/192 countries]

	Lebanon
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population)	38.0% (2016-17) [4/121 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	47.6% [16/150 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020)	29.0% [6/150 countries]