Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
2.0%
Grenada
Lowest
0.4%
Afghanistan
Median
1.0%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,574
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 2.0% in Grenada; the lowest is 0.4% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 179.8%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 39.6%).
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 2.0% | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0.9% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.6% | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 3 | Barbados | 1.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Dominica | 1.3% | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Suriname | 1.2% | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 10 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.1% | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 166.2% | rising |
| 16 | Cape Verde | 1.1% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 1.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Eswatini | 1.1% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Senegal | 1.1% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 21 | Tonga | 1.1% | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 24 | Nigeria | 1.1% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 26 | Comoros | 1.1% | 2017 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 27 | Congo | 1.1% | 2004 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 1.1% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2017 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 31 | Bermuda | 1.1% | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritania | 1.1% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 1.1% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Monaco | 1.1% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% | 2022 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 36 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 37 | Samoa | 1.1% | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 38 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 1.1% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 1.1% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Japan | 1.1% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2016 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 44 | Angola | 1.1% | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 1.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 46 | Gambia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.1% | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 50 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 51 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 53 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 1.0% | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 55 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 1.0% | 2017 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 58 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 60 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 63 | Finland | 1.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 64 | Kiribati | 1.0% | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 65 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 66 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 1.0% | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 1.0% | 2013 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 69 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | Eritrea | 1.0% | 2018 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 71 | Liberia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 73 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 74 | Aruba | 1.0% | 2012 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 76 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 80 | Canada | 1.0% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 1.0% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 85 | Panama | 1.0% | 2016 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 86 | Belize | 1.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 87 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 88 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 89 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 90 | Mali | 1.0% | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 93 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 94 | Norway | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 96 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 97 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 98 | Peru | 1.0% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 99 | France | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 1.0% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% | 2018 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 103 | Spain | 1.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 109 | Marshall Islands | 0.9% | 2022 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 110 | Romania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 111 | Macau, China | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 112 | Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 116 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 119 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 120 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 122 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 123 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 124 | Benin | 0.9% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 127 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 128 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 129 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 130 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 131 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 132 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2020 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 134 | Malta | 0.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 135 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 136 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2019 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 138 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 139 | Hong Kong, China | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 140 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 142 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 143 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 0.9% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 145 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 146 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 147 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2018 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 148 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 151 | Sudan | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 152 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2014 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 154 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 155 | Malaysia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 156 | Andorra | 0.8% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 157 | India | 0.8% | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 0.8% | 2023 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 159 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 160 | Chad | 0.8% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 161 | Oman | 0.8% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 162 | Azerbaijan | 0.8% | 2024 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 164 | Algeria | 0.8% | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 0.8% | 2020 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 166 | Viet Nam | 0.8% | 2021 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 167 | Kuwait | 0.7% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 168 | Israel | 0.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 169 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 170 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.7% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 171 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2020 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 172 | China | 0.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 174 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2021 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 175 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 178 | Yemen | 0.4% | 2016 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release