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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Colombia was 19.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 19.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.93 in 1972.

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
1970 13.43
1971 13.23
1972 10.93
1973 14.98
1974 14.78
1980 14.48
1981 14.59
1982 13.44
1983 13.50
1984 13.69
1985 13.45
1986 13.62
1987 15.18
1988 15.16
1989 15.17
1990 15.24
1991 15.35
1992 17.29
1993 17.18
1994 18.69
1995 18.00
1996 19.28
1998 19.56
1999 19.56
2000 18.75
2001 18.83
2002 17.09
2004 16.93
2005 18.69
2006 19.25
2007 19.67
2008 19.81
2009 18.31
2010 18.37
2011 18.51
2012 18.63
2013 18.31
2014 18.66
2015 19.81
2016 19.49
2017 19.70
2018 19.70
2019 19.91

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