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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, male (%)
Unit
%
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