Africa Western and Central | 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 Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 29.02075005
1971 32.10166168
1972 25.38631058
1973 24.56607056
1974 23.99788094
1975 23.21604919
1976 22.45261955
1977 21.94562912
1978 21.68814087
1979 21.26235962
1980 20.66747093
1981 20.05147934
1982 19.46832085
1983 18.79163933
1984 18.15213966
1985 17.46545029
1986 16.81862068
1987 16.2145195
1988 15.64330959
1989 14.79133034
1990 14.15614033
1991 13.33567047
1992 13.17041969
1993 12.62226009
1994 12.12940979
1995 11.70707035
1996 11.76679039
1997 11.63541985
1998 11.62195015
1999 11.37959003
2000 11.4202404
2001 11.67290974
2002 11.61760998
2003 11.24833965
2004 11.5574398
2005 11.84339046
2006 11.69443989
2007 12.37427998
2008 12.55488014
2009 13.43099022
2010 14.27000046
2011 17.56081963
2012 17.23419952
2013 17.47681999
2014 17.0632
2015 17.50295067
2016 17.64049911
2017 19.54013062
2018 21.34202003
2019 21.31010056
2020 21.19952965
2021 22.01597023
2022 22.26050949

Africa Western and Central | 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 Western and Central
Records
63
Source