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