Education in Lebanon
(General View for 2005-2006)


 
  • General Education:

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

a.       Schools:

The number of schools in Lebanon totaled 2,788 in 2005-2006, distributed as follows:

 

Sector

PE

E

I

S

T

Public schools

% of total

47

309

800

243

1,399

50.2%

Subsidized schools

% of total

4

360

0

0

364

13.1%

Private schools

% of total

20

102

453

450

1,025

36.7%

Total

71

771

1,253

693

2,788

 

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).

§      55.8% of schools teach French as the first foreign language, 21.6% teach English as the first foreign language, and 22.6% 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 2005-2006 was 911,314 students.

 

Sector

PE

E

I

S

T

Public schools

32,063

147,279

81,203

64,106

324,651

Subsidized schools

22,315

92,939

0

0

115,254

Private schools

93,970

207,375

113,032

57,032

471,409

Total

148,348

447,593

194,235

121,138

911,314

d.      Faculty:

Total number of faculty members in 2005-2006 reached 87,459 teachers distributed as follows:

 

Sector

Female

Male

Total

Public schools

27,672

12,878

40,550

Subsidized schools

5,345

857

6,202

Private schools

30,133

10,574

40,707

Total

63,150

24,309

87,459

  • Vocational and Technical Education:

 

Sector

Schools

Students

Faculty

Public sector

83

35,090

9,141

Private sector

362

63,705

7,042

Total

445

98,795

16,183

  • Higher Education:

The total number of students enrolled in all higher learning institutions (38 institutions by that date, mostly located in Beirut and the neighboring areas) was 146,961 students, of which 89.2% were Lebanese. For more information on Higher Education see www.higher-edu.gov.lb

 

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Universities & Higher Institutes

Total

Lebanese

Non Lebanese

1

Lebanese University (public)

70,627

68,254

2,373

2

Beirut Arab University

13,653

7,511

6,142

3

Saint Joseph University

9,718

9,238

480

4

American University of Beirut

6,944

5,637

1,307

5

Holy Spirit University - Kaslik

5,949

5,705

244

6

Lebanese American University

4,569

3,659

910

7

Haigazian University

700

653

47

8

Notre Dame University

4,677

4,525

152

9

Al-Da'wa University Institute for Islamic Studies

290

164

126

10

La Sagesse University

1,893

1,876

17

11

Imam Ouzai Islamic College

3,039

1,930

1,109

12

Middle East University

174

160

14

13

Makassed University in Beirut

131

102

29

14

St. Peter Institute for Philosophy and Liturgy

158

78

80

15

Balamand University

2,813

2,580

233

16

Far-East College of Liturgy

17

5

12

17

Beirut Islamic University

448

329

119

18

Al-Jinan University

1,167

662

505

19

Tripoli University Institute for Islamic Studies

214

146

68

20

Islamic University in Lebanon

2,699

2,430

269

21

Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA)

422

416

6

22

Antonine University

1,120

1,120

0

23

Hariri Canadian University for Science & Technology

399

387

12

24

University Center for Technology (Dedeh)

395

393

2

25

Higher Institute for Physiotherapy (Jounieh)

55

55

0

26

University Institute for Technology & Education (Kafaat)

675

668

7

27

American University College of Technology

464

449

15

28

Higher Institute for Nursing Sciences & Physiotherapy

239

239

0

29

Saidoun University Institute for Lab Dentistry

147

100

47

30

Business & Computer University College (Hawai University)

1,106

976

130

31

C&E American University

1,020

966

54

32

American University College of Science & Technology

2,658

2,498

160

33

Higher & International Institute for Business Administration (ESIG) (Aintoura)

459

459

0

34 MECAT University 432 432 0
35 Joya University Institute for Technology 151 151 0
36 Arab Open University 2,484 2,364 120
37 Lebanese International University 4,722 4,447 275
38 Al-Manar University 133 127 6

* Source: Ministry of Education, CRDP: Preliminary Statistics for the Academic Year 2005-2006