Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon
Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 31.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon stood at 31.1%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon peaked at 45.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2008.
That places Lebanon 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.6% | — |
| 2001 | 44.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 21.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 24.5% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.3% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lebanon was 31.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2008.
- How does Lebanon rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lebanon ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release