Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
171
Highest
96.7%
Macau, China
Lowest
0.0%
Grenada
Median
14.4%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
3,012

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 96.7% in Macau, China; the lowest is 0.0% in Grenada.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.4%, and the mean is 20.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,969.

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 1,991.2%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Macau, China 96.7% 2024 up 1.0% flat
2 Bangladesh 93.9% 2017 down 1.8% flat
3 Aruba 92.4% 2012 up 1.0% flat
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.4% 2023 up 17.3% rising
5 Tonga 67.4% 2020 up 5.0% flat
6 Lebanon 67.3% 2024 up 12.8% rising
7 Belize 66.4% 2024 up 6.8% falling
8 Côte d'Ivoire 63.3% 2024 up 23.9% rising
9 Chile 63.2% 2024 up 3.7% rising
10 Guatemala 61.8% 2024 down 0.8% falling
11 Belgium 58.5% 2023 down 0.0% flat
12 Mauritius 56.4% 2024 down 5.4% falling
13 Comoros 55.0% 2018 up 33.8% rising
14 Mali 53.0% 2023 up 34.4% rising
15 Qatar 52.0% 2024 up 18.4% rising
16 Bermuda 51.8% 2023 up 19.4% rising
17 India 51.4% 2020 up 7.2% rising
18 Australia 48.0% 2024 up 16.9% rising
19 Pakistan 46.8% 2024 up 34.9% rising
20 Madagascar 43.1% 2019 up 7.0% rising
21 Indonesia 42.1% 2018 down 1.7% falling
22 Burkina Faso 41.2% 2024 up 6.3% rising
23 Turks and Caicos Islands 39.8% 2022 up 167.8% volatile
24 Chad 39.3% 2024 up 155.7% rising
25 Guinea 39.3% 2014 up 322.9% rising
26 Cayman Islands 36.7% 2024 up 27.6% rising
27 Malta 36.1% 2023 up 3.4% rising
28 Monaco 35.2% 2024 up 51.7% rising
29 Kuwait 35.0% 2015 up 26.7% rising
30 Dominica 34.2% 2023 up 17.3% rising
31 Angola 33.5% 2023 up 205.2% volatile
32 Palau 32.3% 2021 up 14.3% flat
33 Tuvalu 31.5% 2023 up 373.6% rising
34 Bahamas 31.4% 2024 up 7.1% flat
35 Spain 31.3% 2024 up 14.3% rising
36 Samoa 30.9% 2016 down 4.8% flat
37 Togo 30.8% 2023 up 32.2% rising
38 Cameroon 30.6% 2023 up 13.6% falling
39 Solomon Islands 29.8% 2012 up 15.6% rising
40 Palestine, State of 29.3% 2023 up 13.0% rising
41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.3% 2018 up 19.5% rising
42 Bahrain 28.1% 2024 up 15.7% rising
43 Korea 28.1% 2024 down 9.5% falling
44 Nigeria 27.9% 2023 up 48.8% rising
45 Honduras 27.3% 2024 up 5.1% flat
46 Hungary 27.3% 2024 up 24.0% rising
47 France 26.2% 2024 up 1.2% flat
48 Mauritania 26.1% 2020 down 4.0% rising
49 Peru 25.9% 2024 down 13.7% rising
50 Argentina 25.9% 2023 down 1.4% flat
51 Ecuador 25.8% 2024 down 10.7% falling
52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.8% 2024 down 21.4% rising
53 Timor-Leste 24.0% 2019 up 8.3% flat
54 Philippines 23.9% 2020 up 20.6% falling
55 Marshall Islands 23.8% 2022 up 13.5% falling
56 Japan 22.4% 2023 up 14.7% rising
57 Cyprus 22.4% 2024 up 29.7% rising
58 Hong Kong, China 22.1% 2024 up 23.2% rising
59 Jordan 21.7% 2024 up 13.0% rising
60 Puerto Rico 21.5% 2023 down 12.0% flat
61 Senegal 21.5% 2023 up 2.5% falling
62 Benin 20.9% 2022 up 12.1% flat
63 Colombia 20.8% 2022 up 3.1% falling
64 Sweden 20.8% 2024 up 27.7% rising
65 Nicaragua 20.4% 2023 down 6.4% falling
66 Sudan 20.2% 2019 up 52.1% rising
67 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.8% 2021 up 20.1% rising
68 Portugal 19.1% 2023 up 13.9% rising
69 Dominican Republic 19.1% 2024 down 1.8% falling
70 Luxembourg 18.9% 2024 up 4.6% rising
71 Paraguay 18.9% 2024 down 13.5% falling
72 British Virgin Islands 18.8% 2023 up 4.0% rising
73 Cook Islands 18.4% 2024 up 33.5% rising
74 Antigua and Barbuda 18.0% 2018 down 5.3% falling
75 Niger 17.8% 2024 down 4.4% rising
76 Brunei Darussalam 17.3% 2020 up 27.8% rising
77 Finland 16.8% 2024 up 17.9% rising
78 Suriname 16.5% 2023 up 1,862.7% volatile
79 Panama 16.1% 2016 up 3.8% rising
80 Denmark 16.0% 2024 up 20.7% rising
81 Brazil 15.8% 2024 up 18.0% rising
82 Iceland 15.5% 2023 up 14.7% rising
83 Ghana 15.4% 2024 down 5.3% rising
84 El Salvador 14.5% 2024 down 19.4% falling
85 Saudi Arabia 14.4% 2024 up 2.8% rising
86 Seychelles 14.4% 2024 up 46.3% rising
87 China 13.7% 2024 up 35.0% rising
88 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.5% 2021 down 28.4% falling
89 Mozambique 13.3% 2017 up 2.6% falling
90 Slovakia 13.1% 2024 up 20.8% rising
91 Israel 13.1% 2024 up 11.1% rising
92 Egypt 13.0% 2024 up 85.8% rising
93 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4% 2023 falling
94 Morocco 12.3% 2024 up 23.9% rising
95 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.3% 2023 down 6.3% rising
96 Albania 12.1% 2024 up 46.9% rising
97 Uruguay 12.0% 2023 down 6.6% flat
98 Thailand 11.9% 2020 down 23.7% falling
99 Poland 11.9% 2024 up 5.8% rising
100 Oman 11.8% 2024 up 15.8% volatile
101 Burundi 11.7% 2025 up 31.4% falling
102 Mexico 11.6% 2024 down 16.0% falling
103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.6% 2024 down 5.2% falling
104 Switzerland 11.4% 2024 down 5.2% rising
105 Djibouti 11.4% 2023 up 16.8% falling
106 Austria 11.2% 2024 up 12.1% rising
107 Gibraltar 11.0% 2024 up 151.1% rising
108 Rwanda 10.6% 2024 down 17.4% volatile
109 Czechia 10.3% 2023 up 11.3% rising
110 Georgia 10.3% 2024 up 0.2% rising
111 Bhutan 10.3% 2018 up 12.0% rising
112 Malawi 10.2% 2018 down 17.9% falling
113 Germany 10.0% 2024 up 9.2% rising
114 New Zealand 9.6% 2024 down 4.5% falling
115 Mongolia 9.5% 2019 up 39.6% volatile
116 Malaysia 9.4% 2021 up 102.0% rising
117 Costa Rica 9.3% 2024 up 1.6% falling
118 United States of America 9.1% 2023 up 12.7% falling
119 Canada 9.0% 2023 up 25.6% rising
120 Latvia 8.9% 2024 up 264.3% volatile
121 Netherlands 8.5% 2022 up 146.5% rising
122 Sierra Leone 8.0% 2021 down 25.9% rising
123 Barbados 7.9% 2024 up 26.4% rising
124 Italy 7.8% 2023 up 11.1% rising
125 Syrian Arab Republic 7.8% 2024 up 117.2% rising
126 Guyana 7.8% 2023 down 1.8% volatile
127 Norway 7.8% 2024 up 9.6% rising
128 Türkiye 7.7% 2023 up 153.5% rising
129 Eritrea 7.5% 2018 up 30.0% rising
130 Tunisia 7.2% 2016 up 53.5% rising
131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.0% 2021 up 56.1% rising
132 Cape Verde 6.7% 2022 down 50.3% volatile
133 Lithuania 6.2% 2024 up 137.4% volatile
134 Singapore 5.9% 2023 up 38.7% falling
135 Greece 5.6% 2023 up 27.4% falling
136 Andorra 5.5% 2024 up 154.9% rising
137 Estonia 5.5% 2024 up 42.9% rising
138 Maldives 5.2% 2019 down 51.0% falling
139 South Africa 5.1% 2023 up 24.5% rising
140 Namibia 4.9% 2007 up 8.6% rising
141 Kazakhstan 4.7% 2020 down 17.4% rising
142 Sao Tome and Principe 4.7% 2017 volatile
143 Azerbaijan 4.6% 2024 down 64.6% falling
144 Afghanistan 4.5% 2018 up 250.1% rising
145 Botswana 4.3% 2021 up 42.7% falling
146 Slovenia 3.9% 2023 up 59.9% rising
147 Yemen 3.9% 2016 up 76.6% rising
148 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.6% 2020 up 34.5% rising
149 Liechtenstein 3.6% 2021 down 29.8% falling
150 Bulgaria 3.4% 2024 down 36.0% volatile
151 Kyrgyzstan 3.3% 2020 up 140.0% volatile
152 Jamaica 3.2% 2024 up 17.5% falling
153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2% 2023 up 68.6% rising
154 Republic of Moldova 3.1% 2024 up 125.8% rising
155 Armenia 3.0% 2024 up 38.0% rising
156 Croatia 2.7% 2023 up 22.2% rising
157 Saint Lucia 2.1% 2023 down 37.8% falling
158 Romania 2.1% 2023 up 59.9% rising
159 Eswatini 2.0% 2016 volatile
160 Cambodia 2.0% 2007 volatile
161 Ukraine 1.9% 2024 up 408.8% volatile
162 Algeria 1.8% 2024 up 563.8% volatile
163 North Macedonia 1.7% 2023 up 85.2% volatile
164 Lesotho 1.4% 2016 down 31.2% volatile
165 Serbia 1.2% 2024 up 184.8% volatile
166 Russian Federation 1.1% 2023 up 7.3% rising
167 Uzbekistan 0.9% 2024 up 1,991.2% volatile
168 Montenegro 0.8% 2023 up 290.8% volatile
169 Belarus 0.7% 2024 up 40.5% rising
170 Ireland 0.5% 2022 down 27.8% falling
171 Grenada 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 3,012 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release