Education in Lebanon
(General View 1999-2000)

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Summary Table: Student Enrollment 1999-2000

• General Education (1999/2000):
(PE: pre-elementary, E: elementary, I: intermediate, S: secondary, T: total)
1. Schools:
The distribution of schools in Lebanon is as follows:

Sector	PE	E	I	S	T
Public schools	34	349	769	191	1343
Private schools	9	144	438	394	985
Subsidized schools	5	386	0	0	391


N.B.: a given school may include two cycles or more. The classification mentioned above accounts for the highest cycle.
2. Foreign language:
• Foreign language is obligatory starting from the pre-elementary cycle.


• It carries the same load as the national language (Arabic)


• Foreign language could be French or English


• 62.49% of schools teach French, 19.68% teach English, 17.83% teach French or English as a second foreign language (starting from the intermediate cycle)

3. Students:
Total students enrolled in general education is 871581 (total population is 3.5 millions)

Sector	PE	E	I	S	T
Public schools	31534	135597	110688	43117	320936
Private schools	88638	186226	13286	47454	455144
Subsidized schools	22819	72682	0	0	95501

4. Teachers:

Sector	Female	Male	Total
Public schools	22482	12724	35206
Private schools	26800	10000	36800
Subsidized schools	4720	805	5525
Total	54002	23529	77531

• Vocational and Technical Education (1999/2000):
1. Schools:
• Public sector: 36


• Private sector: 319


• Total: 355

2. Students:
• Public sector: 18448


• Private sector: 56099


• Total: 73524

3. Teachers:
• Public sector: 2956 (890 Females and 2066 Males)


• Private sector: 6534 (2612 Females and 3922 Males)


• Total: 9490

• Higher Education (1999/2000):
The total number of students enrolled in all higher learning institutions is 101440 students, of which 84.70% are Lebanese and 15.30% are non-Lebanese

University	Total	Lebanese	Non-Lebanese
Lebanese University (public)	59728	54547	5182
Beirut Arab University	11356	4663	6693
Saint Joseph University	6667	6533	134
American University of Beirut	4700	3976	724
Lebanese American University	4292	3524	768
St. Esprit Kaslik University	3819	3725	94
Haigazian Institute	349	318	31
Notre Dame University	2966	2750	216
Al-Da'wa Al-Isllamiah Institute	354	165	189
La Sagesse University	1290	1224	66
Imam Ouzai Islamic University	1526	671	855
Middle East College	122	95	27
Higher Institute for Islamic Studies	77	57	20
St. Peter Institute for Philosophy and Liturgy	74	54	20
National Institute of Nursing	94	66	28
Balamand University	1795	1676	119
Far-East College of Liturgy	21	4	17
Beirut Islamic University	304	240	64
Jinan University	291	208	83
Tripoli Institute for Islamic Studies	439	298	141
Higher Institute for Teacher Training	9	9	0
Lebanese Islamic University	827	781	46
The Beirut School of Business	133	131	2
Antonine University	207	204	3

 

• Female Education (students)
  1. General Education:

  Sector	Female	Male
  Public	170601	150335
  Private	218511	236633
  Subsidized	45075	49826
  Total	434787	436794

  2. Vocational and Technical Education:

  Sector	Female	Male
  Public	6283	11286
  Private	27023	28932
  Total	33306	40218

  3. Higher Education:

  Sector	Female	Male
  Public (LU)	34572	25106
  Private	17810	23902
  Total	52382	49058

  * Source: Ministry of Education, CRDP: Preliminary Statistics for the Academic Year 1999-2000

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