Adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Adolescents out of school, female was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon, 2006–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon stood at 30.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon peaked at 38.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2009.
Lebanon ranks 28th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.5% | — |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 30.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 30.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 4.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.9% | 23.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 21.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33.0% compare
- 26 Mozambique 32.0% compare
- 27 Suriname 31.9% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 29.4% compare
- 30 Lesotho 28.7% compare
- 31 Togo 28.2% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 34,874 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 102,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,517 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Lebanon was 30.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Lebanon ranks 28th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.