Over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon, 1974–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon is 7.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon peaked at 31.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2018.
Lebanon ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 23.8% | — |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +31.5% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -45.0% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 15.4% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 10.8% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Lebanon was 7.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Lebanon ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.