Population of compulsory school age, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Population of compulsory school age, female was 525,995 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
525,995
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
103rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
540,952
in 2022
All-time low
275,916
in 2001
Years of data
28
1998–2025
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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 33,038 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,661 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 135,225 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.08 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 107,417 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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