The Catholic Near East Welfare Association offers an overview of Catholic education in Lebanon (map), a nation of 5.5 million that is 59% Muslim and 35% Christian (28% Catholic). “Currently, there are 365 Catholic schools in Lebanon, belonging to 59 different eparchies and congregations, educating some 300,000 students,” according to the report. “Known for [their] high-level academics, Lebanon’s Catholic schools are typically trilingual, with students learning in Arabic, French and English.”