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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (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.