Benin vs Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Benin
35.3%
in 2025
Lebanon
35.6%
in 2025
Benin rank
31st
Lebanon rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Benin
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 35.6% against 35.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lebanon ahead.
Benin ranks 31st and Lebanon ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 33.9% | 3.0% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 34.3% | 6.9% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 1.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Benin or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 35.6% against 35.3% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Benin and Lebanon?
- 0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lebanon?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Lebanon rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Benin ranks 31st and Lebanon ranks 30th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release