The Gambia - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in The Gambia was 32.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 32.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.65 in 2000.

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
1971 31.39
1973 17.69
1974 16.28
1975 16.39
1976 16.40
1977 15.76
1985 18.14
1993 14.66
1999 13.69
2000 13.65
2001 15.18
2002 15.11
2003 15.14
2004 14.92
2005 16.17
2006 16.78
2007 20.78
2008 20.15
2009 23.07
2010 25.70
2011 27.05
2012 28.20
2013 29.86
2014 27.88
2015 28.36
2016 28.25
2017 28.67
2018 30.03
2019 31.51
2020 32.09

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