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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Peru was 24.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 27.37 in 2015, while its lowest value was 11.73 in 1996.

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 14.50
1971 13.76
1972 13.10
1973 13.23
1974 12.83
1975 12.91
1976 13.00
1977 13.03
1980 13.13
1981 13.37
1982 12.91
1983 12.91
1984 12.27
1985 14.39
1986 12.12
1987 12.08
1988 12.23
1989 12.36
1990 12.57
1991 12.19
1992 12.39
1993 12.32
1994 12.33
1995 12.08
1996 11.73
1997 12.06
1999 12.64
2000 13.01
2001 13.47
2002 13.74
2003 14.39
2005 16.40
2006 17.56
2007 18.96
2008 20.08
2009 21.09
2010 22.07
2011 23.53
2013 26.13
2014 27.17
2015 27.37
2016 27.22
2017 27.23
2018 25.95
2019 26.06
2020 24.08

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