School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) - Country Ranking - Middle East

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 United Arab Emirates 63.55 2017
2 Lebanon 56.70 2020
3 Qatar 46.92 2020
4 Kuwait 34.98 2015
5 Pakistan 33.55 2019
6 Bahrain 26.12 2019
7 Jordan 21.82 2020
8 Saudi Arabia 14.17 2020
9 Iran 13.06 2017
10 Oman 12.68 2020
11 Israel 12.09 2019
12 Turkey 8.16 2019
13 Afghanistan 4.46 2018
14 Yemen 3.85 2016
15 Syrian Arab Republic 3.60 2013
16 Kyrgyz Republic 3.26 2020
17 Tajikistan 1.25 2013
18 Uzbekistan 0.15 2019

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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 secondary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in private educational institutions at secondary 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