Hong Kong SAR, China - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 19.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 95.87 in 1976, while its lowest value was 9.50 in 1991.

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 92.48
1972 92.75
1973 93.88
1974 94.61
1975 95.35
1976 95.87
1981 94.16
1982 94.03
1983 93.69
1984 93.42
1985 93.23
1986 10.21
1987 9.84
1988 9.74
1989 9.68
1990 9.59
1991 9.50
1992 9.59
1993 9.73
1994 9.92
1995 10.40
1996 10.33
2002 10.43
2003 10.43
2004 10.69
2005 11.17
2006 12.15
2007 12.80
2008 13.65
2009 14.82
2010 15.76
2011 16.69
2012 17.57
2013 18.39
2014 18.85
2015 19.00
2016 18.94
2017 18.88
2018 18.77
2019 18.77
2020 19.14

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