Africa Eastern and Southern | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Eastern and Southern
Records
63
Source
Africa Eastern and Southern | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 11.14241028
1971 10.84562969
1972 10.98225975
1973 10.6489296
1974 10.13990021
1975 9.88669014
1976 9.4493103
1977 8.8342104
1978 7.98985004
1979 7.35141993
1980 7.87346983
1981 9.02857018
1982 9.35352039
1983 9.41965008
1984 9.55045033
1985 9.83172989
1986 9.83080959
1987 9.77931023
1988 9.54640007
1989 9.25115967
1990 9.17413998
1991 9.41891003
1992 9.53971004
1993 9.59294987
1994 9.60735989
1995 10.40314007
1996 10.14815998
1997 9.70232964
1998 9.35266972
1999 9.2174902
2000 9.2339201
2001 9.22813034
2002 8.94005013
2003 8.59111977
2004 8.42444038
2005 8.37672043
2006 8.57882977
2007 8.64229965
2008 8.9994297
2009 9.27758026
2010 9.48635006
2011 9.37417984
2012 9.73993015
2013 9.49549007
2014 9.12814999
2015 8.88869953
2016 9.16423035
2017 9.35208988
2018 9.53666973
2019 9.26525974
2020 9.00197983
2021 9.13694
2022 9.1364603

Africa Eastern and Southern | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Eastern and Southern
Records
63
Source