Children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon

Lebanon: Children out of school, primary, male was 75,674 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75,674
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
51st
of 177 countries
All-time high
106,152
in 1997
All-time low
12,803
in 1974
Years of data
29
1974–2024

Children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon, 1974–2024

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1974199920241974: 12.8k1997: 106.2k1998: 75.6k1999: 61.4k2000: 59.5k2001: 70.1k2002: 66.4k2003: 61.2k2004: 56.1k2005: 55.2k2006: 57.4k2007: 58.5k2008: 63.4k2009: 64.9k2010: 64.9k2011: 62.2k2012: 58.1k2013: 53.0k2014: 80.3k2015: 92.6k2016: 84.1k2017: 80.9k2018: 84.7k2019: 88.8k2020: 93.0k2021: 97.0k2022: 93.6k2023: 87.6k2024: 75.7k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon stood at 75,674.

That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon peaked at 106,152 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12,803, in 1974.

That places Lebanon 51st 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, male in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon, 1974 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1974 12,803
1997 106,152 +729.1%
1998 75,562 -28.8%
1999 61,428 -18.7%
2000 59,485 -3.2%
2001 70,117 +17.9%
2002 66,418 -5.3%
2003 61,177 -7.9%
2004 56,078 -8.3%
2005 55,247 -1.5%
2006 57,394 +3.9%
2007 58,518 +2.0%
2008 63,366 +8.3%
2009 64,922 +2.5%
2010 64,897 -0.0%
2011 62,212 -4.1%
2012 58,091 -6.6%
2013 52,979 -8.8%
2014 80,309 +51.6%
2015 92,638 +15.4%
2016 84,063 -9.3%
2017 80,895 -3.8%
2018 84,747 +4.8%
2019 88,850 +4.8%
2020 92,968 +4.6%
2021 96,986 +4.3%
2022 93,604 -3.5%
2023 87,574 -6.4%
2024 75,674 -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,803 12,803 12,803 1
1990s 81,047 61,428 106,152 3
2000s 61,272 55,247 70,117 10
2010s 74,968 52,979 92,638 10
2020s 89,361 75,674 96,986 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 48 Eritrea 83,559 compare
  2. 49 Romania 81,630 compare
  3. 50 Benin 77,007 compare
  4. 52 Morocco 71,553 compare
  5. 53 Uzbekistan 69,541 compare
  6. 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69,066 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon?
Children out of school, primary, male in Lebanon was 75,674 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 106,152 in 1997.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 12,803 in 1974.
How does Lebanon rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Lebanon ranks 51st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.