School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 129,486 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
129,486
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
110th
of 222 countries
All-time high
172,508
in 2017
All-time low
105,001
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lebanon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 129,486.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 172,508 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 105,001, 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, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,001 | — |
| 1971 | 105,650 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 106,576 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 107,401 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 108,468 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 109,559 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 110,992 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 110,560 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 111,415 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 111,964 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 112,814 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 115,210 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 118,191 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 119,793 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 121,643 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 124,236 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 126,860 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 130,753 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 132,699 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 133,685 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 134,589 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 135,422 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 137,573 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 140,098 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 141,448 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 141,269 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 139,639 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 137,365 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 134,614 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 131,783 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 130,277 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 129,927 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 130,760 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 131,122 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 132,066 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 132,982 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 133,123 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 133,354 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 132,704 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 130,690 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 128,924 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 126,796 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 126,784 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 130,864 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 151,832 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 164,328 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 169,696 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 172,508 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 172,073 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 168,279 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 160,100 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 152,209 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 142,510 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 131,400 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 128,880 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 129,486 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,759 | 105,001 | 111,964 | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,588 | 112,814 | 133,685 | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,380 | 131,783 | 141,448 | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,700 | 129,927 | 133,354 | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,208 | 126,784 | 172,508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,764 | 128,880 | 160,100 | 6 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lebanon?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lebanon was 129,486 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 172,508 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,001 in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release