Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon
Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon stood at 26.7%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon peaked at 32.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2007.
That places Lebanon 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.9% | — |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -6.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 26.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 26.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.7%, 5.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +31.2% | 22.9% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.5% | 23.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 22.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 26.7% | 30.4% | 5 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lebanon was 26.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2007.
- How does Lebanon rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Lebanon ranks 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release