Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 10.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon is 10.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon peaked at 12.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 10.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 10.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 11.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 | +27.1% | 9.6% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lebanon was 10.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Lebanon ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release