Education in Lebanon 2007

Education in Lebanon 2007 - 2008

General Education:

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

a. Schools:

The number of schools in Lebanon totaled 2556 in 2007-2008, distributed as follows:

Sector	PE	E	I	S	T
Public schools % of total	46	295	795	0	1136 44.4%
Subsidized schools % of total	1	373	0	0	374 14.6%
Private schools % of total	28	99	435	484	1046 41%
Total	75	767	1230	484	2556

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).

 55.45% of schools teach French as the first foreign language, 21.8% teach English as the first foreign language, and 22.75% 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 2007-2008 was 908201 students.

Sector	PE	E	I	S	T
Public schools	29553	134630	76135	61052	301370
Subsidized schools	24754	101637	0	0	126391
Private schools	95973	208973	115046	60448	480440
Total	150280	445240	177582	121500	908201

d. Faculty:

Total number of faculty members in 2007 -2008 reached 87808 teachers distributed as follows:

Sector	Female	Male	Total
Public schools	27192	12184	39376
Subsidized schools	5731	874	6605
Private schools	31309	10518	41827
Total	64232	23576	87808

Vocational and Technical Education:

Sector	Schools	Students	Faculty
Public sector	98	40253	10829
Private sector	365	67165	7492
Total	463	107418	18321

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) was167165 students, of which 85.7% were Lebanese. For more information on Higher Education see:

www.higher-edu.gov.lb

#	Universities & Higher Institutes	Total	Lebanese	Non Lebanese
1	Lebanese University (public)	74176	70202	3974
2	Beirut Arab University	17661	7977	9684
3	Saint Joseph University	9361	8968	393
4	American University of Beirut	7078	5906	1172
5	Holy Spirit University - Kaslik	6791	6704	87
6	Lebanese American University	4879	4038	841
7	Haigazian University	655	619	36
8	Notre Dame University	4959	4770	189
9	Al-Da'wa University Institute for Islamic Studies	299	161	138
10	La Sagesse University	2274	2255	19
11	Imam Ouzai Islamic College	4482	3642	840
12	Middle East University	124	114	10
13	Makassed University in Beirut	196	172	24
14	St. Peter Institute for Philosophy and Liturgy	75	32	43
15	Balamand University	3194	2994	200
16	Far-East College of Liturgy	16	10	6
17	Beirut Islamic University	430	274	156
18	Al-Jinan University	1615	865	750
19	Tripoli University Institute for Islamic Studies	163	117	46
20	Islamic University in Lebanon	3740	3099	641
21	Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA)	385	380	5
22	Antonine University	1412	1394	18
23	Hariri Canadian University for Science & Technology	810	778	32
24	University Center for Technology (Dedeh)	399	778	32
25	Higher Institute for Physiotherapy (Jounieh)	60	60	0
26	University Institute for Technology & Education (Kafaat)	808	807	1
27	American University College of Technology	421	421	0
28	Higher Institute for Nursing Sciences & Physiotherapy	256	256	0
29	Saidoun University Institute for Lab Dentistry	29	23	6
30	Business & Computer University College (Hawai University)	3744	3210	534
31	C&E American University	2190	1698	492
32	American University College of Science & Technology	2102	1954	148
33	Higher & International Institute for Business Administration (ESIG) (Aintoura)	408	407	1
34	MECAT University	693	635	58
35	Joya University Institute for Technology	50	0	50
36	Arab Open University	3452	3290	162
37	Lebanese International University	7645	7290	355
38	Al-Manar University	133	128	5

Source: Ministry of Education, CRDP: Preliminary Statistics for the Academic Year 2007-2008