Enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Enrolment in primary education, female was 249,014 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 249,014 number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 249,014 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 154,320 number, in 1985.
Lebanon ranks 106th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 197,157 number | — |
| 1974 | 211,813 number | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 189,876 number | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 179,761 number | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 154,320 number | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 167,801 number | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 167,607 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 175,395 number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 176,829 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 178,180 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 183,666 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 191,014 number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 198,800 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 194,078 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 229,792 number | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 228,497 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 227,618 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 229,853 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 229,819 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 228,201 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 229,020 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 226,159 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 225,407 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 223,331 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 220,781 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 220,414 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 227,719 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 232,432 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 237,209 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 234,353 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 242,415 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 245,500 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 249,014 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204,485 number | 197,157 number | 211,813 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 172,940 number | 154,320 number | 189,876 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 181,642 number | 167,607 number | 198,800 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 224,844 number | 194,078 number | 229,853 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,317 number | 220,414 number | 249,014 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 103 Ireland 275,444 number compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 267,967 number compare
- 105 Switzerland 249,953 number compare
- 107 Costa Rica 243,688 number compare
- 108 Palestine 242,899 number compare
- 109 Namibia 241,510 number compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Lebanon was 249,014 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 249,014 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,320 number in 1985.
- How does Lebanon rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.