Small states - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Small states was 21.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 25.41 in 1971, while its lowest value was 15.46 in 1999.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 25.37
1971 25.41
1972 25.05
1973 24.59
1974 23.80
1975 23.15
1976 22.32
1977 21.75
1978 21.28
1979 20.64
1980 20.23
1981 20.03
1982 19.68
1983 19.42
1984 19.27
1985 19.26
1986 19.16
1987 19.10
1988 19.06
1989 19.26
1990 19.67
1991 19.70
1992 20.05
1993 20.48
1994 20.56
1995 20.42
1996 20.37
1997 20.44
1998 16.28
1999 15.46
2000 15.58
2001 16.04
2002 16.10
2003 16.29
2004 16.75
2005 17.19
2006 17.55
2007 18.44
2008 19.32
2009 19.52
2010 19.13
2011 19.29
2012 19.30
2013 19.17
2014 19.16
2015 19.30
2016 19.60
2017 20.54
2018 20.83
2019 21.65

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