School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 43,168 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43,168
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
116th
of 222 countries
All-time high
59,839
in 2018
All-time low
36,780
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon is 43,168, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon peaked at 59,839 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36,780, in 1970.
That places Lebanon 116th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36,780 | — |
| 1971 | 36,860 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 37,101 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 37,327 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 37,615 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 37,879 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 38,356 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 38,368 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38,738 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 39,155 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 39,165 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38,988 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 39,873 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 41,086 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 41,652 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 42,362 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 43,268 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 44,722 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 45,454 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 46,293 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 46,889 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 46,694 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 47,190 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 47,885 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 48,798 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49,734 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 49,391 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 48,769 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 47,925 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 46,881 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 45,805 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 44,861 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 45,089 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 45,012 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 45,325 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45,695 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45,873 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 46,396 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 46,406 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45,897 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 45,095 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 43,762 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 43,559 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 44,416 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 50,584 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 54,303 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 56,964 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 59,110 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 59,839 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59,432 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 57,780 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 56,079 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 53,501 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 50,485 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 46,986 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 43,168 | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,818 | 36,780 | 39,155 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,286 | 38,988 | 46,293 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,016 | 46,694 | 49,734 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,636 | 44,861 | 46,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,706 | 43,559 | 59,839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,333 | 43,168 | 57,780 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lebanon was 43,168 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 59,839 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,780 in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release