Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
189
Highest
1.4%
Ireland
Lowest
0.3%
Suriname
Median
1.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,925

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 1.4% in Ireland; the lowest is 0.3% in Suriname.

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 5.

Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 79.9%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 73.8%).

Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 1.4% 2022 up 79.9% rising
2 Sao Tome and Principe 1.3% 2017 down 7.0% falling
3 Japan 1.2% 2023 down 5.3% falling
4 Angola 1.2% 2023 up 38.4% rising
5 Marshall Islands 1.2% 2022 up 19.3% rising
6 Iceland 1.1% 2023 down 0.7% flat
7 Dominica 1.1% 2023 down 6.5% falling
8 Eswatini 1.1% 2023 up 15.5% rising
9 Montserrat 1.1% 2019 up 29.0% rising
10 Sierra Leone 1.1% 2021 up 5.1% flat
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.1% 2018 up 28.0% flat
12 British Virgin Islands 1.1% 2024 up 11.7% flat
13 Senegal 1.1% 2024 up 4.3% rising
14 Bermuda 1.1% 2023 down 3.1% falling
15 Lesotho 1.1% 2023 up 7.4% flat
16 Côte d'Ivoire 1.1% 2024 up 15.6% rising
17 Serbia 1.1% 2024 down 2.1% rising
18 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% 2018 up 11.1% falling
19 Finland 1.1% 2024 down 2.0% flat
20 Cayman Islands 1.1% 2024 up 9.2% flat
21 Liberia 1.0% 2020 up 5.8% rising
22 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% 2015 up 12.6% rising
23 Namibia 1.0% 2018 down 1.3% flat
24 Gambia 1.0% 2021 up 15.7% rising
25 Zambia 1.0% 2013 up 2.2% flat
26 Uganda 1.0% 2017 up 1.9% flat
27 Bangladesh 1.0% 2018 up 6.3% rising
28 Congo 1.0% 2018 up 4.1% rising
29 Malawi 1.0% 2017 down 1.2% flat
30 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.0% 2022 up 25.5% flat
31 New Zealand 1.0% 2024 up 11.2% rising
32 Grenada 1.0% 2023 up 9.9% flat
33 Maldives 1.0% 2024 down 42.6% flat
34 Guyana 1.0% 2023 up 5.9% flat
35 Comoros 1.0% 2017 down 1.5% rising
36 Panama 1.0% 2024 down 1.7% flat
37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.0% 2021 down 11.1% flat
38 Malta 1.0% 2023 down 4.4% falling
39 Denmark 1.0% 2024 up 2.1% flat
40 Austria 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% falling
41 Seychelles 1.0% 2024 up 6.8% rising
42 Argentina 1.0% 2023 down 0.7% flat
43 Mozambique 1.0% 2022 up 1.7% rising
44 Bahamas 1.0% 2024 down 3.7% flat
45 Ecuador 1.0% 2024 up 2.9% flat
46 Nigeria 1.0% 2023 down 0.1% rising
47 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% 2021 up 3.8% rising
48 South Africa 1.0% 2023 up 0.1% flat
49 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.0% 2023 up 1.7% flat
50 Cape Verde 1.0% 2022 up 15.1% rising
51 Nicaragua 1.0% 2023 up 2.3% flat
52 Puerto Rico 1.0% 2023 up 0.7% flat
53 Honduras 1.0% 2024 up 1.7% flat
54 Australia 1.0% 2024 up 1.7% flat
55 Botswana 1.0% 2021 down 0.0% flat
56 Sweden 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
57 Madagascar 1.0% 2019 down 0.4% flat
58 Zimbabwe 1.0% 2020 up 1.5% flat
59 Kenya 1.0% 2014 up 4.4% flat
60 Cambodia 1.0% 2019 up 16.4% flat
61 Luxembourg 1.0% 2024 up 1.4% flat
62 Cook Islands 1.0% 2024 down 9.6% falling
63 Brunei Darussalam 1.0% 2020 up 3.6% flat
64 Mauritania 1.0% 2024 up 0.0% rising
65 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2024 down 0.7% falling
66 Hungary 1.0% 2024 up 1.6% flat
67 El Salvador 1.0% 2024 up 6.5% rising
68 Togo 1.0% 2024 down 0.7% rising
69 Tonga 1.0% 2020 up 6.2% rising
70 Thailand 1.0% 2020 down 0.7% flat
71 Cameroon 1.0% 2024 up 1.5% rising
72 Gabon 1.0% 2019 down 23.8% rising
73 Ethiopia 1.0% 2021 down 0.4% rising
74 Timor-Leste 1.0% 2019 up 9.5% rising
75 Burundi 1.0% 2025 down 4.6% flat
76 Canada 1.0% 2023 down 1.3% flat
77 Estonia 1.0% 2024 up 12.4% rising
78 Mexico 1.0% 2025 up 1.1% flat
79 Mongolia 1.0% 2019 down 1.0% falling
80 Rwanda 1.0% 2024 down 0.2% flat
81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0% 2024 up 4.7% flat
82 Djibouti 1.0% 2023 up 3.6% rising
83 Costa Rica 1.0% 2024 up 0.4% flat
84 Chile 1.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
85 Mauritius 1.0% 2024 down 2.4% flat
86 Saudi Arabia 1.0% 2024 up 48.1% rising
87 Paraguay 1.0% 2024 down 0.3% flat
88 Belgium 1.0% 2023 down 0.4% flat
89 Brazil 1.0% 2024 up 1.4% flat
90 Ghana 1.0% 2022 down 2.9% rising
91 Spain 1.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
92 Jamaica 1.0% 2024 up 3.2% flat
93 Lithuania 1.0% 2024 up 11.0% rising
94 Guatemala 1.0% 2024 up 3.1% flat
95 Italy 1.0% 2023 up 0.1% flat
96 Pakistan 1.0% 2024 up 29.9% rising
97 Armenia 1.0% 2024 up 29.7% flat
98 United Arab Emirates 1.0% 2024 rising
99 Burkina Faso 1.0% 2024 up 8.5% rising
100 Portugal 1.0% 2023 up 1.6% flat
101 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2023 down 0.6% flat
102 Romania 1.0% 2023 up 1.8% flat
103 Greece 1.0% 2023 up 1.6% flat
104 Norway 1.0% 2024 down 2.3% flat
105 Netherlands 1.0% 2022 down 5.8% falling
106 Germany 1.0% 2024 up 5.9% rising
107 Syrian Arab Republic 1.0% 2024 down 1.8% flat
108 Israel 0.9% 2024 down 0.8% flat
109 Belarus 0.9% 2024 up 16.4% rising
110 Belize 0.9% 2024 up 1.7% flat
111 Andorra 0.9% 2024 down 19.1% flat
112 Mali 0.9% 2023 up 15.2% rising
113 Dominican Republic 0.9% 2024 up 2.8% flat
114 Samoa 0.9% 2021 down 12.1% flat
115 Niger 0.9% 2024 up 1.8% rising
116 Peru 0.9% 2024 up 0.7% flat
117 Slovakia 0.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
118 Hong Kong, China 0.9% 2024 down 2.8% flat
119 Morocco 0.9% 2024 up 4.2% flat
120 Bulgaria 0.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
121 Aruba 0.9% 2014 up 0.4% flat
122 Monaco 0.9% 2024 down 15.9% flat
123 Barbados 0.9% 2024 down 3.4% falling
124 Benin 0.9% 2022 down 1.0% rising
125 Lebanon 0.9% 2024 up 1.6% flat
126 Uruguay 0.9% 2023 down 3.3% flat
127 Colombia 0.9% 2022 up 2.5% flat
128 Cyprus 0.9% 2024 down 12.9% falling
129 France 0.9% 2024 up 1.5% flat
130 Sri Lanka 0.9% 2020 down 3.6% flat
131 Slovenia 0.9% 2023 down 7.7% falling
132 Bhutan 0.9% 2020 down 0.3% flat
133 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2024 up 0.6% flat
134 Egypt 0.9% 2024 up 1.1% flat
135 Gibraltar 0.9% 2024 down 13.3% falling
136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% 2023 down 3.7% flat
137 Solomon Islands 0.9% 2019 up 1.9% flat
138 Macau, China 0.9% 2024 down 0.7% flat
139 Poland 0.9% 2024 down 2.2% flat
140 Philippines 0.9% 2020 down 1.1% falling
141 Czechia 0.9% 2023 up 8.8% rising
142 Russian Federation 0.9% 2023 up 2.4% flat
143 Ukraine 0.9% 2024 up 5.9% flat
144 Türkiye 0.9% 2023 up 4.0% flat
145 Algeria 0.9% 2024 down 19.6% falling
146 Tunisia 0.9% 2023 down 0.5% flat
147 Montenegro 0.9% 2023 up 3.5% rising
148 Bahrain 0.9% 2024 up 6.4% rising
149 Qatar 0.9% 2024 up 4.8% rising
150 Eritrea 0.9% 2018 down 0.4% flat
151 Indonesia 0.9% 2018 down 4.3% flat
152 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2020 up 9.1% rising
153 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% 2020 up 1.3% flat
154 Albania 0.9% 2024 up 5.2% rising
155 Vanuatu 0.9% 2020 down 1.6% flat
156 Georgia 0.9% 2024 up 10.4% rising
157 Palestine, State of 0.9% 2023 down 1.8% flat
158 Guinea 0.9% 2020 up 2.2% rising
159 Saint Lucia 0.9% 2023 down 2.0% rising
160 Latvia 0.9% 2024 up 0.5% flat
161 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2024 up 1.6% falling
162 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% 2023 down 9.5% falling
163 Tuvalu 0.9% 2023 up 6.9% falling
164 United States of America 0.9% 2023 down 11.3% falling
165 Central African Republic 0.9% 2016 up 4.6% rising
166 Oman 0.9% 2024 up 1.8% rising
167 Croatia 0.9% 2023 down 8.1% falling
168 Sudan 0.9% 2019 up 3.5% falling
169 Kuwait 0.9% 2021 up 6.7% flat
170 Viet Nam 0.9% 2021 up 16.8% flat
171 Liechtenstein 0.8% 2021 up 10.3% rising
172 Chad 0.8% 2024 up 5.0% rising
173 Malaysia 0.8% 2024 down 14.0% rising
174 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% 2021 down 0.1% flat
175 India 0.8% 2020 down 0.1% flat
176 Azerbaijan 0.8% 2024 up 14.6% rising
177 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% 2023 up 16.8% rising
178 North Macedonia 0.8% 2023 down 4.6% flat
179 Anguilla 0.8% 2022 down 29.6% falling
180 Jordan 0.7% 2024 up 4.3% falling
181 China 0.7% 2024 up 7.1% rising
182 Switzerland 0.7% 2024 down 2.6% flat
183 Singapore 0.7% 2023 down 33.8% falling
184 Nepal 0.7% 2020 down 9.7% rising
185 Yemen 0.6% 2016 down 1.8% flat
186 Uzbekistan 0.6% 2024 down 6.2% falling
187 Tajikistan 0.5% 2017 up 6.8% rising
188 Afghanistan 0.5% 2023 up 10.2% rising
189 Suriname 0.3% 2023 down 73.8% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
189 places, 2,925 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release