Enrolment in primary education, male in Lebanon

Lebanon: Enrolment in primary education, male was 267,500 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
267,500 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
106th
of 202 countries
All-time high
267,500 number
in 2019
All-time low
175,020 number
in 1985
Years of data
33
1971–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Lebanon, 1971–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1971199520191971: 237.9k number1974: 236.7k number1982: 209.1k number1983: 202.7k number1985: 175.0k number1989: 178.7k number1992: 178.1k number1994: 185.5k number1995: 188.3k number1996: 189.7k number1997: 198.6k number1998: 206.9k number1999: 215.0k number2000: 210.1k number2001: 246.7k number2002: 245.9k number2003: 244.2k number2004: 246.6k number2005: 246.0k number2006: 242.8k number2007: 244.1k number2008: 241.2k number2009: 239.0k number2010: 238.4k number2011: 236.2k number2012: 235.8k number2013: 243.9k number2014: 248.5k number2015: 254.2k number2016: 252.3k number2017: 260.1k number2018: 263.8k number2019: 267.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 267,500 number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Lebanon peaked at 267,500 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 175,020 number, in 1985.

Lebanon ranks 106th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Lebanon, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 237,909 number —
1974 236,722 number -0.5%
1982 209,101 number -11.7%
1983 202,739 number -3.0%
1985 175,020 number -13.7%
1989 178,733 number +2.1%
1992 178,055 number -0.4%
1994 185,463 number +4.2%
1995 188,345 number +1.6%
1996 189,682 number +0.7%
1997 198,643 number +4.7%
1998 206,891 number +4.2%
1999 214,953 number +3.9%
2000 210,091 number -2.3%
2001 246,697 number +17.4%
2002 245,899 number -0.3%
2003 244,159 number -0.7%
2004 246,593 number +1.0%
2005 245,979 number -0.2%
2006 242,787 number -1.3%
2007 244,114 number +0.5%
2008 241,152 number -1.2%
2009 239,035 number -0.9%
2010 238,388 number -0.3%
2011 236,204 number -0.9%
2012 235,792 number -0.2%
2013 243,907 number +3.4%
2014 248,491 number +1.9%
2015 254,246 number +2.3%
2016 252,260 number -0.8%
2017 260,090 number +3.1%
2018 263,780 number +1.4%
2019 267,500 number +1.4%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 267,500 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 761,691 number, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 267,500 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 586,203 number, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 237,316 number 236,722 number 237,909 number 2
1980s 191,398 number 175,020 number 209,101 number 4
1990s 194,576 number 178,055 number 214,953 number 7
2000s 240,651 number 210,091 number 246,697 number 10
2010s 250,066 number 235,792 number 267,500 number 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 103 Somalia 295,037 number compare
  2. 104 Ireland 288,860 number compare
  3. 105 Kyrgyzstan 283,243 number compare
  4. 107 Switzerland 264,711 number compare
  5. 108 Palestine 254,103 number compare
  6. 109 Costa Rica 253,377 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Lebanon?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Lebanon was 267,500 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 267,500 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 175,020 number in 1985.
How does Lebanon rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Lebanon ranks 106th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.