Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 36,065 number in 1985. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon, 1970–1985
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon is 36,065 number, measured in 1985. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon peaked at 36,065 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 33,435 number, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 118th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,435 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,732 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 34,139 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 34,508 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 34,776 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 34,870 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 34,791 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 34,902 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 34,891 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 34,816 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 34,765 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 34,770 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 35,001 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 35,380 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 35,787 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 36,065 number | +0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 36,065 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 36,065 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 34% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,486 number | 33,435 number | 34,902 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,295 number | 34,765 number | 36,065 number | 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lebanon was 36,065 number in 1985, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 36,065 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,435 number in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Lebanon ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 1985.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.