Children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Children out of school, primary, female was 71,222 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon is 71,222, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon peaked at 105,563 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16,996, in 1974.
That places Lebanon 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 16,996 | — |
| 1997 | 105,563 | +521.1% |
| 1998 | 71,914 | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 62,291 | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 56,413 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 66,174 | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 62,801 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 57,663 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 52,834 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 53,167 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 56,042 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 57,625 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 62,701 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 66,098 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 64,891 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 62,215 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 58,507 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 53,979 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 80,648 | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 93,791 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 83,039 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 78,239 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 81,341 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 84,944 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 89,194 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 94,009 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 91,309 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 84,464 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 71,222 | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,996 | 16,996 | 16,996 | 1 |
| 1990s | 79,923 | 62,291 | 105,563 | 3 |
| 2000s | 59,152 | 52,834 | 66,174 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,159 | 53,979 | 93,791 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,040 | 71,222 | 94,009 | 5 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,234 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 274,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0472 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Lebanon was 71,222 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 105,563 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,996 in 1974.
- How does Lebanon rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Lebanon ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.