Euro area - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Euro area was 13.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 17.16 in 1983, while its lowest value was 13.52 in 2011.

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 16.02
1971 15.99
1972 16.03
1973 15.93
1974 16.29
1975 16.34
1976 16.33
1977 16.41
1978 16.53
1979 16.70
1980 16.88
1981 17.03
1982 17.09
1983 17.16
1984 17.00
1985 16.78
1986 16.92
1987 16.94
1988 16.66
1989 16.66
1990 16.63
1991 16.54
1992 16.43
1993 16.36
1994 16.60
1995 16.50
1996 16.85
1997 16.52
1998 16.17
1999 15.93
2000 15.69
2001 15.59
2002 15.48
2003 15.27
2004 15.06
2005 14.85
2006 14.52
2007 14.22
2008 14.07
2009 13.91
2010 13.72
2011 13.52
2012 13.65
2013 13.65
2014 13.72
2015 13.74
2016 13.85
2017 13.86
2018 13.91
2019 13.98

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