Australia - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Australia was 29.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 31.08 in 2012, while its lowest value was 19.72 in 1980.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 21.86
1980 19.72
1981 20.38
1983 21.71
1984 22.54
1985 23.40
1986 24.00
1987 24.30
1988 24.56
1989 24.78
1990 24.87
1991 24.94
1992 24.97
1993 25.05
1994 25.35
1995 25.76
1996 26.01
1997 26.34
1998 26.60
1999 26.86
2000 27.22
2001 27.60
2002 27.97
2003 28.30
2004 28.68
2005 29.10
2006 29.45
2007 29.85
2008 30.26
2009 30.55
2010 30.87
2011 31.08
2012 31.08
2013 31.04
2014 30.91
2015 30.43
2016 30.08
2017 29.81
2018 29.70
2019 29.54

Development Relevance: The share of enrollment in private institutions indicates the scale and capacity of private education within a country. A high percentage suggests strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes. However, in countries where private institutions are substantially subsidized or aided by the government, the distinction between private and public educational institutions may be less clear-cut especially when certain students are directly financed through government scholarships.

Limitations and Exceptions: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of students in private primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in private educational institutions at primary level by total enrollment (public and private) at the same level of education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation