United Arab Emirates - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in United Arab Emirates was 76.33 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 77.12 in 2015, while its lowest value was 17.05 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
1981 17.05
1982 20.54
1983 22.53
1984 24.78
1985 24.57
1986 25.60
1987 25.88
1988 27.37
1989 29.09
1990 30.94
1991 32.25
1992 33.91
1993 35.60
1994 38.99
1995 41.22
1996 41.46
1997 41.70
1999 44.48
2000 45.00
2001 46.52
2002 50.75
2003 53.83
2004 57.57
2005 61.07
2006 64.79
2007 66.78
2009 71.03
2010 71.67
2011 71.72
2012 72.91
2013 73.96
2014 74.51
2015 77.12
2016 76.13
2017 76.33

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