Children out of school, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Children out of school, female was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Lebanon, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Lebanon is 22.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Lebanon peaked at 45.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1974.
That places Lebanon 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9.8% | — |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +366.3% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -13.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 22.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 22.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 7.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +366.3% | 9.8% | 45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 26.7% | 45.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.1% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 20.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 22.4% | 28.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 children out of school, female in Lebanon?
- Children out of school, female in Lebanon was 22.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1974.
- How does Lebanon rank for children out of school, female?
- Lebanon ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.