Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon
Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.7684 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7684 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
144th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8773 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7684 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon stood at 0.7684 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon peaked at 0.8773 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7684 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Lebanon 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8773 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8662 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8596 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8608 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8627 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8596 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8506 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.837 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8182 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7972 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7838 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7855 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7846 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7928 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8082 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8249 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8328 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8344 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8216 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8111 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7958 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7848 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7785 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7761 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7732 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7684 modelled data | -0.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.7684 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9783 modelled data, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.7684 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9361 modelled data, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8489 modelled data | 0.7972 modelled data | 0.8773 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.808 modelled data | 0.7838 modelled data | 0.8344 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7795 modelled data | 0.7684 modelled data | 0.7958 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Lebanon was 0.7684 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8773 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7684 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Lebanon rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Lebanon ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release