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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in IDA total was 16.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 18.94 in 1971, while its lowest value was 13.11 in 1989.

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
1970 15.66
1971 18.94
1972 17.95
1973 17.62
1974 15.54
1975 13.58
1976 13.96
1977 14.01
1978 14.04
1979 13.70
1980 13.66
1981 13.65
1982 13.76
1983 13.68
1984 13.54
1985 13.51
1986 13.33
1987 13.16
1988 13.20
1989 13.11
1990 13.28
1991 13.37
1992 13.70
1993 13.87
1994 14.00
1995 14.51
1996 14.72
1997 14.81
1998 15.01
1999 15.18
2000 15.23
2001 15.34
2002 15.18
2003 15.07
2004 15.19
2005 15.35
2006 15.04
2007 14.97
2008 14.71
2009 15.13
2010 15.58
2011 16.68
2012 16.57
2013 16.28
2014 16.02
2015 15.71
2016 15.57
2017 15.76
2018 16.50
2019 16.55

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