School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 267,068 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
267,068
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 222 countries
All-time high
352,645
in 2017
All-time low
216,069
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 267,068 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 352,645 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 216,069, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 110th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 216,069 | — |
| 1971 | 217,071 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 218,832 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 220,490 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 222,659 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 224,906 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 227,900 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 227,280 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 228,980 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 229,787 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 231,286 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 236,073 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 242,259 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 245,623 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 249,304 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 254,454 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 259,724 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 267,680 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 271,763 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 273,840 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 275,656 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 277,303 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 281,662 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 286,831 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 289,577 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 289,167 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 285,733 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 280,990 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 275,258 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 269,347 | -2.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 223,397 | 216,069 | 229,787 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,201 | 231,286 | 273,840 | 10 |
| 1990s | 281,152 | 269,347 | 289,577 | 10 |
| 2000s | 268,346 | 265,199 | 271,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,064 | 257,174 | 352,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,149 | 266,785 | 328,004 | 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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon was 267,068 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 352,645 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,069 in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release