Jordan vs Lebanon
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Jordan
One in five students in Jordanian public schools is a Syrian refugee child.
Jordan hosts 660,000 Syrian refugees, and its schools have absorbed their children through a double-shift system.
Lebanon
Lebanese children learn in three languages โ Arabic, French, and English โ from first grade.
The trilingual education system reflects Lebanon's position between Arab, French, and global cultures.
Jordan
Jordan's 10-2 compulsory system has expanded dramatically to absorb Syrian refugee children. Many schools operate double shifts โ Jordanian children in the morning, Syrian children in the afternoon. Education is free through secondary school.
Lebanon
Lebanon's education system teaches in Arabic, French, or English depending on the school. Private schools educate 70% of children โ one of the highest rates globally. The 2019 economic collapse and 2020 Beirut explosion devastated the education system.
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