School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 267,068 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lebanon, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 267,068 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 352,645 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 257,174, in 2012.
Lebanon ranks 126th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 269,347 | — |
| 2000 | 266,107 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 265,199 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 266,673 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 267,133 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 268,906 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 270,732 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 271,088 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 271,558 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 270,165 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 265,903 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 262,089 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 257,481 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 257,174 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 265,517 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 308,442 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 334,617 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 346,437 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 352,645 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 351,905 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 344,328 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 328,004 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 312,663 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 293,873 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 272,500 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 266,785 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 267,068 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269,347 | 269,347 | 269,347 | 1 |
| 2000s | 268,346 | 265,199 | 271,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,064 | 257,174 | 352,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,149 | 266,785 | 328,004 | 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lebanon?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lebanon was 267,068 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 352,645 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,174 in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 126th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release