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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in France was 15.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 15.12 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.89 in 1971.

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 13.89
1972 13.95
1973 14.08
1974 14.06
1975 14.05
1976 14.07
1977 14.16
1981 14.50
1982 14.50
1983 14.62
1984 14.82
1985 15.08
1986 15.07
1987 15.03
1988 14.96
1989 14.83
1990 14.81
1991 14.75
1992 14.73
1993 14.72
1994 14.45
1996 14.34
1997 14.54
1999 14.58
2000 14.56
2001 14.57
2002 14.57
2003 14.56
2004 14.71
2005 15.05
2006 14.95
2007 14.88
2008 14.96
2009 14.87
2010 14.83
2011 14.78
2012 14.84
2013 14.66
2014 14.65
2015 14.64
2016 14.79
2017 14.94
2018 15.05
2019 15.12

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