Children out of school, primary in Lebanon
Lebanon: Children out of school, primary was 146,896 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Lebanon, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Lebanon stood at 146,896.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Lebanon peaked at 211,715 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29,799, in 1974.
That places Lebanon 46th out of 197 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, primary in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 29,799 | — |
| 1997 | 211,715 | +610.5% |
| 1998 | 147,476 | -30.3% |
| 1999 | 123,719 | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 115,898 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 136,291 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 129,219 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 118,840 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 108,912 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 108,414 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 113,436 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 116,143 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 126,067 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 131,020 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 129,788 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 124,427 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 116,598 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 106,958 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 160,957 | +50.5% |
| 2015 | 186,429 | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 167,102 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 159,134 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 166,088 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 173,794 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 182,162 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 190,995 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 184,913 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 172,038 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 146,896 | -14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 | +610.5% | 29,799 | 211,715 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,799 | 29,799 | 29,799 | 1 |
| 1990s | 160,970 | 123,719 | 211,715 | 3 |
| 2000s | 120,424 | 108,414 | 136,291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,128 | 106,958 | 186,429 | 10 |
| 2020s | 175,401 | 146,896 | 190,995 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 77.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 77.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Lebanon?
- Children out of school, primary in Lebanon was 146,896 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 211,715 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,799 in 1974.
- How does Lebanon rank for children out of school, primary?
- Lebanon ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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. 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.