Caribbean small states - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Caribbean small states was 33.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 33.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.74 in 1985.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1974 28.45
1975 28.18
1976 27.47
1977 26.86
1978 26.31
1979 25.63
1980 25.51
1981 25.30
1982 24.43
1983 23.79
1984 23.92
1985 23.74
1986 23.80
1987 24.01
1988 24.44
1989 24.65
1990 25.60
1991 26.59
1992 27.71
1993 28.44
1994 28.54
1995 28.38
1996 28.02
1997 27.59
1998 27.46
1999 27.58
2000 27.45
2001 27.01
2002 26.51
2003 26.80
2004 27.51
2005 27.66
2006 27.73
2007 29.19
2008 31.11
2009 30.84
2010 27.53
2011 27.41
2012 28.18
2013 27.30
2014 27.77
2015 28.20
2016 28.35
2017 29.60
2018 29.90
2019 33.80

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