Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
189
Highest
79.1%
Suriname
Lowest
39.1%
Ireland
Median
51.1%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,925
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 79.1% in Suriname; the lowest is 39.1% in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.1%, and the mean is 51.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 173.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 31.4%).
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 79.1% | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 67.0% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 65.2% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 62.7% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 5 | Yemen | 62.4% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Nepal | 59.4% | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 7 | Singapore | 59.0% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 57.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 9 | China | 57.4% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 10 | Jordan | 57.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Anguilla | 56.4% | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 56.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 55.7% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 55.5% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 15 | India | 55.3% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.7% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Malaysia | 54.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 18 | Chad | 54.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 54.2% | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 53.9% | 2021 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 21 | Kuwait | 53.8% | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Sudan | 53.7% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 53.4% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 24 | Oman | 53.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 53.2% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | United States of America | 53.1% | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 27 | Tuvalu | 53.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 29 | Republic of Moldova | 53.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 53.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 52.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Guinea | 52.7% | 2020 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 33 | Palestine, State of | 52.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Georgia | 52.7% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 52.6% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Albania | 52.6% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52.5% | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 52.5% | 2020 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 39 | Indonesia | 52.5% | 2018 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 40 | Eritrea | 52.4% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Qatar | 52.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 42 | Bahrain | 52.4% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 43 | Montenegro | 52.3% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 52.3% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 45 | Algeria | 52.2% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 46 | Türkiye | 52.2% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 47 | Ukraine | 52.2% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 52.1% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 49 | Czechia | 52.1% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 50 | Philippines | 52.1% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Poland | 52.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 52 | Macau, China | 52.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 52.0% | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 55 | Gibraltar | 51.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 51.8% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Korea | 51.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Bhutan | 51.7% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Slovenia | 51.7% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 51.7% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | France | 51.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | Cyprus | 51.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 51.7% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Uruguay | 51.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 65 | Lebanon | 51.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 66 | Benin | 51.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 67 | Barbados | 51.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 68 | Monaco | 51.5% | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 69 | Aruba | 51.5% | 2014 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 51.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Morocco | 51.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Hong Kong, China | 51.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 73 | Slovakia | 51.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 74 | Peru | 51.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 75 | Niger | 51.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 76 | Samoa | 51.4% | 2021 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 51.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 78 | Mali | 51.4% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 79 | Andorra | 51.4% | 2024 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 80 | Belize | 51.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | Belarus | 51.3% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 51.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 84 | Germany | 51.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 85 | Netherlands | 51.3% | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 86 | Norway | 51.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 87 | Greece | 51.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 88 | Romania | 51.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 51.2% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 90 | Portugal | 51.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 51.1% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 51.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 93 | Armenia | 51.1% | 2024 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 94 | Pakistan | 51.1% | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 95 | Italy | 51.1% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Guatemala | 51.1% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 97 | Lithuania | 51.1% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 98 | Jamaica | 51.0% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 99 | Spain | 51.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 100 | Ghana | 51.0% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 101 | Brazil | 50.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 102 | Belgium | 50.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Paraguay | 50.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 50.9% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritius | 50.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 50.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 50.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 108 | Djibouti | 50.8% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 109 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 50.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 110 | Rwanda | 50.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 111 | Mongolia | 50.7% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 112 | Mexico | 50.7% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 113 | Estonia | 50.7% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 114 | Canada | 50.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 115 | Burundi | 50.6% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 50.6% | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 50.6% | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 118 | Gabon | 50.5% | 2019 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 119 | Cameroon | 50.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 120 | Thailand | 50.5% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 121 | Tonga | 50.5% | 2020 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 122 | Togo | 50.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 123 | El Salvador | 50.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 124 | Hungary | 50.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 125 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 50.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 126 | Mauritania | 50.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 127 | Brunei Darussalam | 50.3% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 128 | Cook Islands | 50.3% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 50.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 130 | Cambodia | 50.2% | 2019 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 131 | Kenya | 50.2% | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 50.2% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 133 | Madagascar | 50.2% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 134 | Sweden | 50.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 135 | Botswana | 50.1% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Australia | 50.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 137 | Honduras | 50.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 50.0% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 50.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 50.0% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 141 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 50.0% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 142 | South Africa | 50.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 143 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 50.0% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 144 | Nigeria | 50.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 145 | Ecuador | 49.9% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 146 | Bahamas | 49.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 147 | Mozambique | 49.9% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 148 | Argentina | 49.9% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 149 | Seychelles | 49.8% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 150 | Austria | 49.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 151 | Denmark | 49.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 152 | Malta | 49.7% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 49.6% | 2021 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 154 | Panama | 49.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 155 | Comoros | 49.5% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 156 | Guyana | 49.5% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 157 | Maldives | 49.5% | 2024 | up 173.2% | flat |
| 158 | Grenada | 49.4% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 159 | New Zealand | 49.4% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 49.3% | 2022 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 161 | Malawi | 49.3% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 162 | Congo | 49.3% | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 49.1% | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 164 | Uganda | 49.1% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 165 | Zambia | 48.9% | 2013 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 166 | Gambia | 48.9% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 167 | Namibia | 48.9% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 48.8% | 2015 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 169 | Liberia | 48.8% | 2020 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 48.5% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 171 | Finland | 48.4% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.4% | 2018 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 173 | Serbia | 48.4% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 174 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.3% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 175 | Lesotho | 48.3% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 176 | Bermuda | 48.3% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 177 | Senegal | 48.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 178 | British Virgin Islands | 47.7% | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.7% | 2018 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 47.6% | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 181 | Montserrat | 47.4% | 2019 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 182 | Eswatini | 47.4% | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 183 | Dominica | 47.3% | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 184 | Iceland | 46.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 45.8% | 2022 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 186 | Angola | 44.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 187 | Japan | 44.0% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.2% | 2017 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 189 | Ireland | 39.1% | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release