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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Kuwait was 40.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 42.57 in 2015, while its lowest value was 16.02 in 1981.

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 23.97
1972 22.43
1973 21.58
1974 19.72
1975 17.96
1976 17.51
1981 16.02
1982 16.40
1983 19.65
1984 22.99
1985 25.89
1986 28.28
1987 30.75
1988 33.96
1989 36.31
1990 37.34
1991 24.98
1992 28.07
1993 30.02
1994 32.44
1995 31.09
1996 33.20
1997 32.88
1999 32.25
2000 31.10
2001 30.64
2002 30.40
2003 30.99
2004 32.34
2005 33.03
2006 34.46
2007 36.90
2008 37.63
2009 38.44
2010 39.18
2011 41.04
2012 40.99
2013 41.73
2015 42.57
2016 41.78
2017 42.15
2018 41.85
2019 40.33
2020 40.90

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