Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 525,995 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Lebanon, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 525,995 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Lebanon peaked at 540,952 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 275,916, in 2001.
Lebanon ranks 103rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 278,366 | — |
| 1999 | 279,299 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 278,655 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 275,916 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 410,913 | +48.9% |
| 2003 | 406,538 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 403,593 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 400,369 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 397,559 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 397,470 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 398,588 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 398,159 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 398,021 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 395,015 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 394,297 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 447,074 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 507,163 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 530,233 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 522,925 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 520,664 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 522,676 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 527,496 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 533,268 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 537,945 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 540,952 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 540,414 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 535,505 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 525,995 | -1.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 525,995 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 525,995 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 million, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +48.9% | 275,916 | 410,913 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 278,832 | 278,366 | 279,299 | 2 |
| 2000s | 376,776 | 275,916 | 410,913 | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,556 | 394,297 | 530,233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 535,680 | 525,995 | 540,952 | 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 population of compulsory school age, female in Lebanon?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Lebanon was 525,995 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 540,952 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,916 in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Lebanon ranks 103rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release