School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 346,481 number in 1985. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, 1970–1985
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 1985, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon stood at 346,481 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 346,481 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 315,198 number, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 124th 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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 315,198 number | — |
| 1971 | 320,056 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 325,519 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 330,697 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 334,566 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 336,206 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 335,578 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 335,086 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 333,724 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 332,234 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 331,450 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 331,612 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 334,063 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 337,953 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 342,482 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 346,481 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 329,886 number | 315,198 number | 336,206 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,340 number | 331,450 number | 346,481 number | 6 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lebanon was 346,481 number in 1985, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 346,481 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,198 number in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 1985.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.