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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Cameroon was 24.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 53.61 in 1971, while its lowest value was 20.92 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/)

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Year Value
1971 53.61
1972 48.28
1973 47.11
1974 46.50
1975 44.61
1976 42.87
1981 36.29
1982 35.27
1983 35.03
1984 34.74
1985 34.08
1986 33.82
1987 32.72
1988 32.29
1990 27.16
1991 25.23
1992 24.86
1994 24.41
1995 24.49
1997 24.52
1998 27.05
1999 27.67
2000 27.26
2001 26.35
2002 24.87
2003 23.46
2006 22.54
2007 22.12
2008 22.85
2009 22.84
2010 22.54
2011 20.92
2012 22.70
2014 22.54
2015 24.21
2016 23.86
2017 22.52
2019 24.03

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