It's estimated there are a quarter of a million Syrian refugee children in the country who currently don't have access to school.
With more than half a million Syrian children taking refuge in Lebanon, the country is looking to foster better educational opportunities for all young people.
New research, aimed at developing ways to offer better access to schools, has been announced.
The Research for Results project has been funded by the World Bank with a grant of AU$3.8 million.
The project is being run in collaboration with the Lebanese government and the British government's Department for International Development (DfID).
World Bank education specialist Noah Yarrow says the first step is to understand the challenges faced by Lebanese schools.
"Research for Results project began a year ago with support from DfID and the ministry of education. The objectives are to better understand best practices in teaching and learning within Lebanese schools to help the ministry of education and other actors in the sector spread these best practices and better understand the challenges of the schools."
Mr Yarrow says the research will be carried out in stages.
"The first wave of studies should be ready early next year followed by additional studies in the summer and the autumn of 2017."
The program will undertake research over the next two years to develop a base of evidence for policy decisions.
Data will be gathered across public and private schools, from teachers, students and foundations on the ground.
Director General of the Lebanese Ministry of Education, Fadi Yarak, says the program is particularly relevant, given the crisis in neighbouring Syria.
"It is going to be a comprehensive project that will scan all the published and unpublished studies from 2000 till now. Why is it important today? Because there are new circumstances following the Syrian crisis and refugees in schools. We have more than 200,000 students in Lebanon's schools so it is important to know the level of services presented and the expectations of everyone so we can deliver education to every child in Lebanon."
Last year, the Lebanese government launched a campaign to enrol 200,000 children in its public schools, expanding a "second shift" system of additional afternoon classes exclusively for Syrians.
But the ambitious drive to provide schooling for all Syrians and poor Lebanese, funded with tens of millions of dollars a year, mostly from EU countries and the United Nations, has struggled to meet even interim enrolment targets.
Lebanon is also home to a large community of Palestinian refugees, with around 450,000 registered in the country.
