EDUCATION IN LIBYA
Under the monarchy, all Libyans were guaranteed the right to education. Primary and secondary schools were established all over the country, and old Quranic schools that had been closed during the struggle for independence were reactivated and new ones established, lending a heavy religious cast to Libyan education. The educational program suffered from a limited curriculum, a lack of qualified teachers especially Libyan and a tendency to learn by rote rather than by reasoning, a characteristic of Arab education in general. School enrollments rose rapidly particularly on the primary level vocational education was introduced; and the first Libyan university was established in Benghazi in 1955. Also under the monarchy, women began to receive formal education in increasing numbers, rural and Bedouin children were brought into the educational system for the first time, and an adult education program was established. Total school enrollment rose from 34,000 on the eve of independence in 1951 to nearly 150,000 in 1962 to about 360,000 at the time of the 1969 revolution. During the 1970s, the training of teachers was pushed in an effort to replace the Egyptian and other expatriate personnel who made up the majority of the teaching corps.
Prefabricated school buildings were erected, and mobile classrooms and classes held in tents became features of the desert oases. In 1986 official sources placed total enrollments at more than 1,245,000 students, of whom 670,000 were males and 575,000 (46 percent) were females. These figures meant that one-third of the population was enrolled in some form of educational endeavor. For the 1970-86 period, the government claimed nearly 32,000 primary, secondary, and vocational classrooms had been constructed, while the number of teachers rose from nearly 19,000 to 79,000. The added space and increased number of new teachers greatly improved student-teacher ratios at preprimary and primary levels; rising enrollments in general secondary and technical education, however, increased the density of students per classroom at those levels.
Prefabricated school buildings were erected, and mobile classrooms and classes held in tents became features of the desert oases. In 1986 official sources placed total enrollments at more than 1,245,000 students, of whom 670,000 were males and 575,000 (46 percent) were females. These figures meant that one-third of the population was enrolled in some form of educational endeavor. For the 1970-86 period, the government claimed nearly 32,000 primary, secondary, and vocational classrooms had been constructed, while the number of teachers rose from nearly 19,000 to 79,000. The added space and increased number of new teachers greatly improved student-teacher ratios at preprimary and primary levels; rising enrollments in general secondary and technical education, however, increased the density of students per classroom at those levels.
Universities
AL-ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
AL-FATEH UNIVERSITY
Altahdi University
BRIGHT STAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
NASSER UNIVERSITY
OMAR ELMUKHTAR UNIVERSITY
SEBHA UNIVERSITY
SEVENTH OF APRIL UNIVERSITY
Tahdi Univeristy
UNIVERSITY OF AL-FATEH FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF AL-JABAL AL-GHARBI
UNIVERSITY OF DARNAH
UNIVERSITY OF GARYOUNIS
Visa Details
http://libya.usembassy.gov/student_visas2.html
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