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Vocational and Technical Schools Project
Lebanon
| Borrower | Lebanon |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Education |
| Approved | 10.12.1996 |
| Signed | 21.04.1997 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Council for Development and Reconstruction |
| Co-financiers | AFESD, ISDB, government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 4.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 102.20 |
As part of a ten year program to correct the imbalance of Lebanese pupils choosing academic studies over vocational and technical schooling (6% against 94% respectively), this project funded the construction of 31 new vocational and technical schools located across the country, with the goal of significantly boosting enrollments.