School enrollment, primary, private in Lebanon
Lebanon: School enrollment, primary, private was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Lebanon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 75.5% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Lebanon peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1981.
Lebanon ranks 5th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.9% | — |
| 1981 | 61.1% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 62.8% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 68.5% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 61.1% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 67.2% | 70.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.2% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 71.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 68.1% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,234 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 274,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0472 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Lebanon?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Lebanon was 75.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1981.
- How does Lebanon rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.