Lebanon's children out of school, primary was 146,896 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 8.74% from 160,957 in 2014 (0.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 146,896 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 173,794 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 160,957 | 2014 |
| Highest | 211,715 | 1997 |
| Lowest | 29,799 | 1974 |
| Average since 2015 | 172,955 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 29,799 | 1974 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lebanon's children out of school, primary fell 14.6% on 2023 (from 172,038 to 146,896).
Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2023), the average change was +0.1% and a typical year strayed about 14.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 50.5% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.3% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Lebanon had the 21st highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 146,896 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 46.4 million | 2025 |
Closest to Lebanon in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 29 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 146,896 |
| 2023 | 172,038 |
| 2022 | 184,913 |
| 2021 | 190,995 |
| 2020 | 182,162 |
| 2019 | 173,794 |
| 2018 | 166,088 |
| 2017 | 159,134 |
| 2016 | 167,102 |
| 2015 | 186,429 |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Lebanon
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 533,550 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 81.77% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 417,800 (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 63.79% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 81.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 82.12% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's children out of school, primary?
- 146,896 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 392.96% from 29,799 in 1974 (3.24% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 211,715 in 1997 and the lowest 29,799 in 1974.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 21st highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2024, Lebanon's children out of school, primary fell 14.6% on 2023 (from 172,038 to 146,896). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2023), the average change was +0.1% and a typical year strayed about 14.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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