Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Lebanon

Share of children out of school in Lebanon in 2024 — 22.51%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 120. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 14.19 pp.

2024 22.51% −3.16 pp vs 2023
World rank 109of 120
Period maximum 44.63%1997
Period minimum 8.33%1974

Trend over time

1974–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Lebanon, 1974–20240204060197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 8.33%1997: 44.63%1998: 30.86%1999: 25.87%2000: 24.41%2001: 24.15%2002: 23.3%2003: 21.86%2004: 20.27%2005: 20.32%2006: 21.32%2007: 21.68%2008: 23.26%2009: 24.08%2010: 23.84%2011: 23.1%2012: 21.8%2013: 19.69%2014: 26.28%2015: 29.27%2016: 26.29%2017: 24.74%2018: 25.3%2019: 25.94%2020: 26.81%2021: 28%2022: 27.2%2023: 25.67%2024: 22.51%
Change over the period: +14.19 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 22.51%
Western Asia computed 7.34%
Share of children out of school — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.51 −3.16 pp
2023 25.67 −1.53 pp
2022 27.2 −0.8 pp
2021 28 +1.19 pp
2020 26.81 +0.87 pp
2019 25.94 +0.64 pp
2018 25.3 +0.56 pp
2017 24.74 −1.55 pp
2016 26.29 −2.98 pp
2015 29.27 +2.99 pp
2014 26.28 +6.59 pp
2013 19.69 −2.11 pp
2012 21.8 −1.3 pp
2011 23.1 −0.74 pp
2010 23.84 −0.25 pp
2009 24.08 +0.82 pp
2008 23.26 +1.58 pp
2007 21.68 +0.36 pp
2006 21.32 +1 pp
2005 20.32 +0.05 pp
2004 20.27 −1.59 pp
2003 21.86 −1.44 pp
2002 23.3 −0.85 pp
2001 24.15 −0.26 pp
2000 24.41 −1.46 pp
1999 25.87 −4.99 pp
1998 30.86 −13.77 pp
1997 44.63
1974 8.33

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.