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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Ecuador was 22.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 28.79 in 2005, while its lowest value was 15.90 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
1971 17.94
1972 19.70
1973 19.03
1974 17.38
1975 17.31
1976 17.11
1981 15.90
1984 16.06
1993 15.94
1994 19.06
1995 19.53
1996 19.66
1997 19.81
1998 20.22
1999 21.23
2000 21.80
2001 22.67
2002 27.40
2003 27.92
2004 28.16
2005 28.79
2006 28.55
2007 28.17
2008 25.38
2009 26.15
2010 25.87
2011 25.28
2012 25.16
2013 24.27
2014 24.00
2015 22.61
2016 22.83
2017 23.56
2018 24.20
2019 24.88
2020 22.49

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