Education in Lebanon
(General View for 2000-2001)
 

  • General Education:

(PE: pre-elementary, E: elementary, I: intermediate, S: secondary, T: total)

a.       Schools:

The number of schools in Lebanon totaled 2,671 in 2000/2001, distributed as follows:

 

Sector

PE

E

I

S

T

Public schools

% of total

39

335

761

200

1,335 50%

Subsidized schools

% of total

6

371

0

0

377

14.1%

Private schools

% of total

18

144

416

381

959

35.9%

Total

63

850

1177

581

2,671

 

N.B.: a given school may include two cycles or more. The classification mentioned above accounts for the highest cycle.

b.      Foreign language:

§         Learning a foreign language is obligatory starting from the pre-elementary cycle.

§         The foreign language could be either French or English, and it carries the same load as the national language (Arabic).

§         59.4% of schools teach French as the first foreign language, 19.6% teach English as the first foreign language, and 21% teach both French and English, one acting as the first foreign language and the other as a second foreign language (starting from the intermediate cycle).

c.       Students:

Total number of students enrolled in general education in Lebanon in 2000/2001 was 891,520 students (note that the total Lebanese population is estimated at 3.5 million)

 

Sector

PE

E

I

S

T

Public schools

% Females

39,901

49.9%

165,126

48.8%

86,583

55.7%

55,888

59.8%

347,498

52.5%

Subsidized schools

% Females

25,190

48%

86,010

47.9%

0

0%

0

0%

111,200

48.1%

Private schools

% Females

90,266

47.8%

202,850

47.4%

93,650

48.4%

46,056

50.5%

432,822

48.1%

Total

% Females

155,357

48.3%

453,986

47.9%

180,233

51.8%

101,944

55.3%

891,520

49.9%

d.      Faculty:

Total number of faculty members in 2000/2001 reached 81,672 teachers distributed as follows:

 

Sector

Female

Male

Student to Teacher Ratio

Total

Public schools

% of total

25,551

13,283

9:1

38,834

47.5%

Subsidized schools

% of total

4,957

839

19:1

5,796

 7.1%

Private schools

% of total

26,839

10,203

12:1

37,042

45.4%

Total

% of total

57,347

69.71%

24,328

30.29%

 

81,672

  • Vocational and Technical Education:

 

Sector

Schools

Students

Faculty

Public sector

% Females

40

21,743

36.07%

4,109

36.60%

Private sector

% Females

334

56,174

48.37%

6,856

43.36%

Total

% of total

374

69.71%

77,917

43.40%

10,965

  • Higher Education:

The total number of students enrolled in all higher learning institutions (33 institutions by that date, mostly located in Beirut and the neighboring areas) was 119,487 students, of which 53.48% were females, and 87.11% were Lebanese.

 

#

University & Higher Institutes

Total

Females

Lebanese

1

Lebanese University (public)

71,050

43,482

65,564

2

Beirut Arab University

8,866

3,267

4,928

3

Saint Joseph University

7,696

4,830

7,448

4

American University of Beirut

5,511

2,484

4,683

5

St. Esprit Kaslik University

4,230

2,077

4,108

6

Lebanese American University

4,360

1,992

3,594

7

Haigazian Institute

367

203

336

8

Notre Dame University

3,563

1,249

3,385

9

Al-Da'wa University Institute for Islamic Studies

591

143

260

10

La Sagesse University

921

377

909

11

Imam Ouzai Islamic College

1,925

639

996

12

Middle East College

139

47

118

13

Makassed University in Beirut

190

74

158

14

St. Peter Institute for Philosophy and Liturgy

138

10

114

15

University of Balamand

2,033

810

1,956

16

Far-East College of Liturgy

27

11

12

17

Beirut Islamic University

485

147

332

18

Al-Jinan University

511

74

187

19

Tripoli Institute for Islamic Studies

166

94

122

20

Lebanese Islamic University

1,304

377

1,169

21

The Beirut School of Business

171

65

163

22

Antonine University

467

173

463

23

Higher Institute for Physiotherapy

17

3

17

24

University Institute for Technology & Education

400

124

398

25

Holy Family Higher Institute for Nursery Science & Physiotherapy

140

112

140

26

University Center for Technology

232

49

232

27

University Institute for Administration & Computer

508

118

434

28

Harirri Canadian Foundation University for Science & Technology

182

68

175

29

Saidoun University Institute

33

10

24

30

Arcatech University of Technology

542

114

503

31

American University of Technology

531

118

516

32

American University of Science & Technology

2,059

520

1,878

33

C&E

132

40

122

 

Total

119,487

63,901

105,444

* Source: Ministry of Education, CRDP: Preliminary Statistics for the Academic Year 2000-2001