Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lebanon, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lebanon is 70.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lebanon peaked at 71.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1999.
Lebanon ranks 78th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 52.9% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 54.3% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 57.5% | 71.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 75 Seychelles 72.9% compare
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- 77 Morocco 70.5% compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 69.6% compare
- 80 Ecuador 69.2% compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 69.1% compare
More education data for Lebanon
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 81.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,699 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lebanon?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lebanon was 70.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Lebanon ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.