Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 10.3871603
1971 10.31634998
1972 10.05309963
1973 10.36756992
1974 10.30665016
1975 9.90684986
1976 10.12370014
1977 9.90423965
1978 9.9268198
1979 9.90732002
1980 9.95038986
1981 10.09912968
1982 10.04594994
1983 10.02132988
1984 9.99872971
1985 10.38500977
1986 10.50411987
1987 10.62965965
1988 10.75555992
1989 10.94295025
1990 11.03588963
1991 11.20392036
1992 11.56363964
1993 11.67502975
1994 11.8832798
1995 11.89859962
1996 12.01968002
1997 12.40036011
1998 12.55093956
1999 12.59879971
2000 12.67152977
2001 12.75877953
2002 13.03868008
2003 13.26220989
2004 13.64570045
2005 14.0892601
2006 14.40217972
2007 14.70932007
2008 15.30208969
2009 15.48803043
2010 15.85381031
2011 16.2508297
2012 16.77392006
2013 17.03824043
2014 17.50345993
2015 17.79099083
2016 18.07171059
2017 18.23254013
2018 18.40246964
2019 18.69688034
2020 18.55274963
2021 17.45578957
2022 17.80761909
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source