Lebanon vs Nigeria: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Lebanon

77.5%

in 2024

Nigeria

75.7%

in 2023

Lebanon rank

184th

Nigeria rank

186th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Lebanon currently reports 77.5% against 75.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 186th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.