Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lebanon
Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8751 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.8751 GPIA
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
115th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8751 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lebanon is 0.8751 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lebanon peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8751 GPIA, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 115th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9943 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9546 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9665 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9788 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8751 GPIA | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9734 GPIA | 0.8751 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 112 Sierra Leone 0.8874 GPIA compare
- 113 Cambodia 0.8851 GPIA compare
- 114 United States of America 0.8799 GPIA compare
- 116 Timor-Leste 0.8743 GPIA compare
- 117 Jordan 0.8718 GPIA compare
- 118 El Salvador 0.8629 GPIA compare
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 one year before the official primary in Lebanon?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lebanon was 0.8751 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8751 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Lebanon ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release