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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Spain was 31.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 37.06 in 1976, while its lowest value was 31.45 in 2017.

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
1973 33.37
1974 35.81
1975 36.27
1976 37.06
1981 35.54
1982 35.31
1983 35.18
1984 34.95
1985 34.59
1986 34.22
1987 34.60
1988 33.57
1989 34.20
1990 34.50
1991 34.93
1992 35.46
1993 35.51
1994 34.97
1995 34.79
1996 34.35
1997 34.07
1999 33.48
2000 33.35
2001 33.43
2002 33.60
2003 33.41
2004 33.44
2005 33.39
2006 33.26
2007 33.02
2008 32.92
2009 32.89
2010 32.80
2011 32.62
2012 32.56
2013 31.68
2014 31.64
2015 31.52
2016 31.51
2017 31.45
2018 31.48
2019 31.53

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