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.