Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 12.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lebanon is 12.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lebanon peaked at 33.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2024.
That places Lebanon 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 23.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 12.8% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,699 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lebanon?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lebanon was 12.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Lebanon ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.