Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
180
Highest
73.6%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.0%
Grenada
Median
50.8%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,574

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 73.6% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Grenada.

The median across all reporting countries is 50.8%, and the mean is 50.8%.

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 244.4%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 73.6% 2023 down 0.6% flat
2 Yemen 69.2% 2016 up 0.7% flat
3 Tajikistan 68.2% 2017 down 5.1% flat
4 Uzbekistan 64.0% 2024 down 2.2% flat
5 Tunisia 63.9% 2023 down 9.2% rising
6 Liechtenstein 59.3% 2021 down 9.9% falling
7 Kyrgyzstan 59.0% 2020 down 4.7% flat
8 China 58.9% 2024 up 0.8% flat
9 Nepal 58.9% 2020 up 3.2% falling
10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 58.7% 2023 down 6.2% falling
11 Jordan 58.6% 2024 up 0.6% rising
12 Israel 57.5% 2024 up 0.1% flat
13 Kuwait 57.2% 2016 up 2.7% rising
14 Viet Nam 56.8% 2021 down 5.7% flat
15 Bhutan 56.6% 2020 up 4.4% falling
16 Algeria 56.4% 2024 up 34.6% rising
17 North Macedonia 56.3% 2023 up 5.4% flat
18 Azerbaijan 55.9% 2024 down 28.4% falling
19 Oman 55.8% 2024 down 2.1% falling
20 Chad 55.5% 2024 down 6.3% falling
21 Switzerland 55.4% 2024 down 2.0% flat
22 Guyana 55.3% 2023 up 12.2% flat
23 India 55.3% 2020 up 0.9% falling
24 Andorra 54.2% 2024 up 2.9% falling
25 Malaysia 54.2% 2024 up 1.0% flat
26 Belarus 54.0% 2024 up 1.4% falling
27 Guinea 53.8% 2014 down 3.3% falling
28 Cook Islands 53.7% 2024 up 9.1% rising
29 Montenegro 53.7% 2023 up 2.6% flat
30 Sudan 53.6% 2019 down 0.1% flat
31 Qatar 53.5% 2024 down 1.3% falling
32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.5% 2021 down 0.3% rising
33 Rwanda 53.4% 2024 up 2.8% rising
34 Indonesia 53.4% 2018 up 3.4% flat
35 Georgia 53.4% 2024 down 5.8% flat
36 Cyprus 53.2% 2024 up 2.0% flat
37 Gibraltar 53.1% 2024 up 24.0% rising
38 Poland 53.1% 2024 down 3.7% flat
39 Egypt 52.9% 2024 down 2.1% flat
40 Mauritius 52.9% 2024 up 0.6% rising
41 Republic of Moldova 52.8% 2024 down 8.4% flat
42 Hong Kong, China 52.8% 2024 down 2.5% flat
43 Türkiye 52.8% 2023 down 2.6% flat
44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52.7% 2020 down 2.7% flat
45 Maldives 52.6% 2019 up 12.3% rising
46 Bahrain 52.6% 2024 down 3.4% falling
47 Malta 52.6% 2023 down 0.1% falling
48 Sri Lanka 52.6% 2020 up 3.7% flat
49 Italy 52.4% 2023 down 0.7% flat
50 Colombia 52.2% 2022 up 1.7% rising
51 Australia 52.1% 2024 down 0.4% flat
52 Korea 52.1% 2024 down 1.4% flat
53 Singapore 52.0% 2023 down 7.4% falling
54 Ukraine 52.0% 2024 down 3.0% falling
55 Nicaragua 52.0% 2023 up 8.9% rising
56 Morocco 52.0% 2024 down 0.4% flat
57 Benin 52.0% 2022 down 2.7% falling
58 Armenia 52.0% 2024 down 9.4% falling
59 Pakistan 51.9% 2024 down 7.5% flat
60 Albania 51.9% 2024 up 0.3% flat
61 Serbia 51.8% 2024 down 5.0% falling
62 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 51.8% 2021 down 1.7% flat
63 United Arab Emirates 51.8% 2024 falling
64 Brunei Darussalam 51.8% 2020 down 2.7% flat
65 Palestine, State of 51.7% 2023 up 0.8% flat
66 Kazakhstan 51.7% 2020 down 5.4% flat
67 Syrian Arab Republic 51.6% 2024 down 1.9% flat
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.6% 2023 up 2.6% flat
69 Russian Federation 51.6% 2023 down 4.8% flat
70 Macau, China 51.5% 2024 down 1.6% flat
71 Romania 51.4% 2023 down 3.5% flat
72 Marshall Islands 51.4% 2022 down 5.0% flat
73 Djibouti 51.3% 2023 down 5.8% falling
74 Latvia 51.3% 2024 down 9.2% falling
75 Costa Rica 51.3% 2024 up 2.2% rising
76 Côte d'Ivoire 51.3% 2024 down 9.9% falling
77 Puerto Rico 51.3% 2023 up 1.3% flat
78 Spain 51.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
79 Antigua and Barbuda 51.2% 2018 down 3.1% rising
80 Tuvalu 51.1% 2023 down 5.9% falling
81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 51.1% 2023 down 0.9% flat
82 France 51.1% 2024 down 2.3% flat
83 Peru 51.0% 2024 down 1.9% flat
84 Jamaica 51.0% 2024 down 6.0% flat
85 Chile 51.0% 2024 up 1.4% flat
86 Guatemala 51.0% 2024 down 4.2% flat
87 Norway 51.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
88 Uruguay 50.9% 2023 up 2.9% flat
89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.9% 2024 down 1.9% flat
90 Czechia 50.9% 2023 up 0.4% flat
91 Mali 50.8% 2023 down 8.3% falling
92 Kenya 50.8% 2016 down 1.0% flat
93 Philippines 50.7% 2020 up 1.4% flat
94 Hungary 50.7% 2024 down 0.8% flat
95 Belize 50.7% 2024 up 3.0% flat
96 Panama 50.7% 2016 up 3.2% flat
97 Lebanon 50.7% 2024 down 1.4% flat
98 Saudi Arabia 50.7% 2024 down 20.7% falling
99 Greece 50.6% 2023 up 1.6% flat
100 Dominican Republic 50.6% 2024 up 0.0% flat
101 Canada 50.5% 2023 up 0.9% flat
102 Cayman Islands 50.4% 2024 up 4.8% rising
103 Portugal 50.4% 2023 down 3.9% flat
104 Slovakia 50.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
105 Cambodia 50.3% 2019 down 6.8% falling
106 Ecuador 50.3% 2024 up 0.6% flat
107 Aruba 50.2% 2012 up 0.5% flat
108 Malawi 50.1% 2018 up 1.8% flat
109 Mongolia 50.1% 2019 down 1.8% flat
110 Liberia 50.0% 2020 down 5.3% falling
111 Eritrea 49.9% 2018 down 4.2% flat
112 Brazil 49.9% 2024 down 0.8% flat
113 Botswana 49.9% 2013 up 20.0% rising
114 British Virgin Islands 49.8% 2021 up 1.1% falling
115 Belgium 49.8% 2023 down 0.6% flat
116 United States of America 49.8% 2023 up 0.6% flat
117 Kiribati 49.8% 2023 up 3.3% flat
118 Finland 49.7% 2024 up 4.5% flat
119 Paraguay 49.6% 2024 up 1.6% flat
120 Slovenia 49.5% 2023 down 7.5% falling
121 Sweden 49.5% 2024 up 0.4% flat
122 El Salvador 49.5% 2024 down 3.2% flat
123 Croatia 49.4% 2023 up 3.7% falling
124 Lithuania 49.3% 2024 down 1.2% flat
125 Ethiopia 49.3% 2017 up 94.1% rising
126 Ghana 49.2% 2024 down 1.1% falling
127 Timor-Leste 49.2% 2019 down 2.3% flat
128 Niger 49.2% 2024 down 11.6% falling
129 Bahamas 49.1% 2024 up 2.4% flat
130 Thailand 49.1% 2020 up 1.6% flat
131 New Zealand 49.1% 2024 down 7.2% falling
132 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 49.0% 2024 down 1.1% flat
133 Austria 48.7% 2024 up 2.4% flat
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.7% 2018 up 14.8% rising
135 Gambia 48.7% 2021 down 12.5% flat
136 Denmark 48.6% 2024 down 1.5% flat
137 Angola 48.6% 2023 down 11.5% falling
138 Estonia 48.6% 2024 down 8.1% falling
139 Lesotho 48.4% 2016 up 24.3% rising
140 Japan 48.4% 2023 up 2.8% flat
141 South Africa 48.4% 2023 up 0.2% flat
142 Solomon Islands 48.3% 2019 down 6.9% falling
143 Cameroon 48.2% 2023 down 2.3% falling
144 Samoa 48.2% 2021 down 1.5% flat
145 Mexico 48.2% 2024 up 2.5% flat
146 Turks and Caicos Islands 48.1% 2022 down 11.0% flat
147 Monaco 47.9% 2024 down 3.8% falling
148 Madagascar 47.9% 2019 down 2.4% flat
149 Mauritania 47.9% 2024 down 4.0% falling
150 Bermuda 47.8% 2023 up 8.5% flat
151 Mozambique 47.8% 2017 down 9.8% falling
152 Argentina 47.7% 2023 up 2.2% flat
153 Burundi 47.5% 2025 up 5.1% rising
154 Congo 47.5% 2004 up 5.5% rising
155 Comoros 47.4% 2017 down 8.1% falling
156 Namibia 47.2% 2017 up 22.7% flat
157 Nigeria 47.1% 2023 down 5.2% falling
158 Honduras 47.1% 2024 up 0.8% flat
159 Netherlands 47.0% 2022 up 8.0% rising
160 Tonga 46.7% 2020 down 5.1% falling
161 Senegal 46.6% 2023 down 6.5% falling
162 Eswatini 46.6% 2016 down 0.5% flat
163 Trinidad and Tobago 46.6% 2023 down 1.3% flat
164 Germany 46.3% 2024 up 3.8% flat
165 Cape Verde 46.3% 2022 up 8.6% rising
166 Saint Lucia 46.2% 2023 down 34.0% falling
167 Tanzania, United Republic of 46.1% 2021 down 3.2% flat
168 Sierra Leone 46.0% 2021 up 1.4% rising
169 Zambia 45.7% 2017 down 8.6% flat
170 Iceland 45.7% 2023 down 4.7% flat
171 Seychelles 45.6% 2024 down 17.4% falling
172 Burkina Faso 45.2% 2024 down 6.5% falling
173 Luxembourg 44.6% 2024 up 31.3% rising
174 Suriname 44.5% 2021 up 3.1% falling
175 Bangladesh 44.2% 2020 down 3.1% falling
176 Bulgaria 42.7% 2024 down 30.0% falling
177 Dominica 39.5% 2023 up 20.6% falling
178 Barbados 38.4% 2024 up 5.4% rising
179 Sao Tome and Principe 26.3% 2017 up 244.4% rising
180 Grenada 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
180 places, 2,574 data points, 1998–2025
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February 2026 Data Release