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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
137
Highest
1.8%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Lowest
0.3%
Yemen
Median
1.2%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,751

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 1.8% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part); the lowest is 0.3% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 704.1%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 56.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.8% 2023 up 7.3% rising
2 Anguilla 1.8% 2009 down 11.5% falling
3 Denmark 1.7% 2024 up 9.3% rising
4 Namibia 1.5% 2022 up 1.5% rising
5 Bermuda 1.5% 2012 down 3.1% flat
6 Saint Lucia 1.5% 2023 down 7.0% rising
7 Oman 1.5% 2024 down 3.0% rising
8 Aruba 1.5% 2016 down 1.6% falling
9 Dominican Republic 1.4% 2024 up 16.6% rising
10 Poland 1.4% 2024 down 0.7% flat
11 Mongolia 1.4% 2024 up 2.5% falling
12 New Zealand 1.4% 2024 up 38.1% rising
13 Ireland 1.4% 2022 up 7.1% falling
14 South Africa 1.4% 2023 up 20.3% rising
15 Belize 1.4% 2024 up 3.3% flat
16 Argentina 1.4% 2023 up 3.2% flat
17 Palestine, State of 1.4% 2023 up 8.1% rising
18 Puerto Rico 1.4% 2023 up 5.7% flat
19 Slovakia 1.4% 2024 down 4.7% flat
20 Lesotho 1.4% 2018 up 16.2% rising
21 Czechia 1.4% 2023 down 2.3% flat
22 Panama 1.4% 2022 up 5.9% rising
23 Brazil 1.4% 2024 up 5.3% rising
24 Slovenia 1.4% 2023 up 0.2% rising
25 Netherlands 1.4% 2022 up 6.0% flat
26 Kuwait 1.4% 2021 up 2.3% flat
27 Azerbaijan 1.4% 2024 up 77.2% rising
28 Norway 1.3% 2024 up 4.9% flat
29 United States of America 1.3% 2023 up 2.8% flat
30 Monaco 1.3% 2024 down 2.8% flat
31 Cyprus 1.3% 2024 up 21.6% rising
32 Honduras 1.3% 2024 up 14.2% rising
33 Botswana 1.3% 2023 up 9.3% flat
34 Bulgaria 1.3% 2024 up 6.4% rising
35 Belarus 1.3% 2024 down 16.6% flat
36 Cape Verde 1.3% 2018 down 6.1% falling
37 Portugal 1.3% 2023 up 3.0% flat
38 Latvia 1.3% 2024 up 0.7% falling
39 Ghana 1.3% 2024 up 66.4% rising
40 Belgium 1.3% 2023 up 1.7% flat
41 Mexico 1.3% 2024 up 8.4% rising
42 Republic of Moldova 1.3% 2024 up 14.7% rising
43 El Salvador 1.2% 2024 up 6.1% flat
44 Spain 1.2% 2024 up 8.5% rising
45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2% 2023 up 1.7% rising
46 Colombia 1.2% 2022 up 6.5% rising
47 Madagascar 1.2% 2023 up 15.9% rising
48 Austria 1.2% 2024 up 9.7% rising
49 Mauritius 1.2% 2023 up 11.1% rising
50 Senegal 1.2% 2024 up 28.0% rising
51 Qatar 1.2% 2024 up 43.8% rising
52 Angola 1.2% 2024 up 21.9% rising
53 Lithuania 1.2% 2024 down 9.4% falling
54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.2% 2020 up 29.8% rising
55 Singapore 1.2% 2023 up 14.9% rising
56 Finland 1.2% 2024 up 3.4% flat
57 Hungary 1.2% 2024 down 17.5% falling
58 Serbia 1.2% 2024 up 23.2% rising
59 Thailand 1.2% 2024 down 4.8% falling
60 Macau, China 1.2% 2024 up 3.8% rising
61 Israel 1.2% 2024 up 8.0% rising
62 Italy 1.2% 2023 down 2.1% flat
63 Philippines 1.2% 2023 up 7.5% rising
64 Russian Federation 1.2% 2023 down 11.4% falling
65 Uzbekistan 1.2% 2024 up 170.8% rising
66 Albania 1.2% 2024 up 29.8% flat
67 Grenada 1.2% 2018 down 5.7% falling
68 Hong Kong, China 1.2% 2024 up 2.3% falling
69 Malta 1.2% 2023 up 704.1% rising
70 Malaysia 1.2% 2024 up 7.9% rising
71 Romania 1.2% 2023 down 5.0% rising
72 Australia 1.1% 2024 down 12.1% falling
73 Burundi 1.1% 2025 up 152.1% rising
74 Germany 1.1% 2024 down 3.4% falling
75 Guatemala 1.1% 2023 up 18.5% rising
76 Costa Rica 1.1% 2019 down 6.1% falling
77 Chile 1.1% 2024 up 2.7% rising
78 Ecuador 1.1% 2023 down 3.9% flat
79 Türkiye 1.1% 2023 up 15.4% rising
80 Georgia 1.1% 2025 up 4.2% falling
81 Cameroon 1.1% 2024 up 32.6% rising
82 France 1.1% 2024 up 3.3% flat
83 Morocco 1.1% 2024 up 22.1% rising
84 Nepal 1.1% 2024 down 3.1% rising
85 Sri Lanka 1.1% 2023 up 34.0% rising
86 Montenegro 1.1% 2023 up 14.6% rising
87 Congo 1.1% 2023 down 9.8% rising
88 Iceland 1.1% 2023 up 33.2% rising
89 Indonesia 1.0% 2023 up 3.8% rising
90 China 1.0% 2024 down 4.7% falling
91 Kazakhstan 1.0% 2024 down 13.4% falling
92 Japan 1.0% 2023 up 6.3% rising
93 Croatia 1.0% 2023 up 20.1% rising
94 Rwanda 1.0% 2024 down 14.2% flat
95 Uruguay 1.0% 2023 down 11.3% falling
96 Sweden 1.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
97 Côte d'Ivoire 1.0% 2024 up 43.2% rising
98 Andorra 1.0% 2024 up 78.2% volatile
99 Armenia 1.0% 2024 up 0.1% falling
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% 2023 up 25.8% rising
101 Mozambique 1.0% 2018 up 25.9% rising
102 Bahrain 1.0% 2024 down 6.0% falling
103 Samoa 1.0% 2024 up 18.2% volatile
104 Burkina Faso 1.0% 2024 up 47.9% falling
105 Jordan 1.0% 2024 up 54.4% rising
106 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% 2024 down 17.6% falling
107 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% 2023 down 12.9% falling
108 India 0.9% 2023 up 11.0% rising
109 Estonia 0.9% 2024 down 29.1% falling
110 Saudi Arabia 0.9% 2024 down 9.5% rising
111 Cambodia 0.9% 2019 up 56.0% rising
112 Kenya 0.9% 2017 down 12.7% rising
113 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9% 2022 up 35.3% falling
114 Lebanon 0.9% 2019 up 5.8% rising
115 Togo 0.9% 2020 up 35.9% rising
116 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% 2024 up 27.7% rising
117 Switzerland 0.9% 2024 up 12.5% rising
118 Tunisia 0.9% 2023 up 31.6% rising
119 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2024 up 23.3% rising
120 Pakistan 0.9% 2024 up 34.3% rising
121 Chad 0.8% 2020 up 224.1% volatile
122 Viet Nam 0.8% 2022 down 24.2% rising
123 North Macedonia 0.8% 2023 up 17.9% rising
124 Ukraine 0.8% 2024 down 37.2% falling
125 Tajikistan 0.8% 2017 up 37.2% rising
126 Bangladesh 0.8% 2023 up 16.8% rising
127 Benin 0.8% 2022 up 13.5% rising
128 Uganda 0.7% 2011 up 18.4% falling
129 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% 2016 up 50.8% rising
130 Egypt 0.7% 2024 up 49.4% rising
131 Niger 0.7% 2019 down 28.1% falling
132 Guinea 0.7% 2013 up 16.9% rising
133 Liechtenstein 0.7% 2021 up 37.9% rising
134 Mauritania 0.6% 2020 rising
135 Mali 0.4% 2015 down 56.5% falling
136 Ethiopia 0.4% 2008 down 43.0% falling
137 Yemen 0.3% 2011 down 9.9% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary 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
137 places, 1,751 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release