Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
96.43
Macau (China)
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
12.08
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,329
What the numbers show
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 96.43 in Macau (China); the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.08, and the mean is 17.92.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 2,128.5%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 100.0%).
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau (China) | 96.43 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 44.75 | 2019 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 81.64 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 80.72 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Haiti | 76.71 | 1998 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 5 | Lebanon | 75.51 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 6 | Aruba | 73.42 | 2014 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | Qatar | 65.28 | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 63.54 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.67 | 2015 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 56.53 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 53.94 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49.82 | 1990 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 13 | Liberia | 49.63 | 2020 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 14 | Gabon | 49.12 | 2019 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.76 | 2018 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | 47.19 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 46.98 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 18 | India | 45.12 | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 19 | Palestine | 44.54 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Bermuda | 44 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.22 | 2022 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 42.67 | 2018 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritius | 42.07 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 41.49 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 25 | Brunei | 41.19 | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 26 | Dominica | 40.44 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 27 | Kuwait | 38.42 | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 38.15 | 2023 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahrain | 37.73 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 35.47 | 2020 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Monaco | 35.3 | 2024 | up 64.5% | flat |
| 32 | Mali | 35.12 | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 33.95 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 34 | Suriname | 33.75 | 2023 | up 2,128.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 33.37 | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 36 | Togo | 32.5 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 31.75 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 31.71 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 39 | New Caledonia | 31.31 | 1991 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 29.17 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 28.4 | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 28.18 | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.69 | 2010 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Bahamas | 27.46 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 26.05 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 25.81 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 25.78 | 2022 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 25.38 | 2020 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 25.34 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 25.19 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 24.89 | 2019 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Israel | 24.89 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 23.9 | 2018 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.71 | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 55 | Chad | 23.62 | 2024 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 23.27 | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Indonesia | 22.85 | 2018 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 58 | British Virgin Islands | 22.46 | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 59 | United States Virgin Islands | 22.35 | 1993 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 60 | Thailand | 22.22 | 2020 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 21.55 | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 21.52 | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 63 | Paraguay | 21.09 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 64 | Madagascar | 20.94 | 2019 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 65 | Palau | 20.65 | 2021 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 66 | Hong Kong (China) | 20.6 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Samoa | 20.27 | 2021 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 20.02 | 2022 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 69 | Côte d’Ivoire | 20 | 2024 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 70 | Uganda | 19.61 | 2017 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 19.32 | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Brazil | 19.14 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 18.91 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 74 | Comoros | 18.59 | 2018 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 18.55 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 18.26 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 18.15 | 2023 | up 504.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Tonga | 17.85 | 2020 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 17.82 | 1996 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 80 | Jamaica | 17.12 | 2024 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 81 | American Samoa | 17.06 | 1992 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 82 | Central African Republic | 16.73 | 2016 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 16.22 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | 15.99 | 2014 | up 258.8% | rising |
| 85 | Uruguay | 15.94 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 15.91 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 15.78 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 15.66 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela | 15.57 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 90 | France | 15.27 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 91 | Iran | 15.2 | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Seychelles | 15.17 | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 14.05 | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 13.69 | 2023 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 13.14 | 2020 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 13.12 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania | 13 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | 12.93 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 99 | East Timor | 12.85 | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 100 | Panama | 12.61 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 12.47 | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 12.3 | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 12.19 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 104 | Guatemala | 11.97 | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 105 | El Salvador | 11.92 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 106 | Georgia | 11.33 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.21 | 2018 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 108 | Guyana | 11.12 | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.89 | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 110 | Eritrea | 10.64 | 2018 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Sudan | 10.6 | 2019 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 10.3 | 2023 | up 315.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 10.28 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mexico | 10.18 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 115 | Bolivia | 10.06 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 9.99 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.82 | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 118 | United States | 9.72 | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 119 | Philippines | 9.48 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 120 | Guadeloupe | 9.47 | 1995 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 121 | Slovak Republic | 9.4 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 122 | Tunisia | 9.09 | 2023 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Malaysia | 9.02 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Egypt | 8.54 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 125 | Poland | 8.07 | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Reunion | 8.03 | 1996 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 127 | French Guiana | 7.92 | 1996 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 128 | Gibraltar | 7.7 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Estonia | 7.57 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 130 | Lithuania | 7.4 | 2024 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Laos | 7.36 | 2020 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Greece | 7.31 | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 133 | Botswana | 6.94 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 134 | Canada | 6.67 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 135 | Syria | 6.67 | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 6.55 | 2021 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 6.46 | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Mongolia | 6.37 | 2019 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 139 | China (People's Republic of) | 6.37 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Martinique | 6.34 | 1996 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 141 | Türkiye | 6.3 | 2023 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Andorra | 6.14 | 2024 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Italy | 6.1 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 6.05 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 145 | Austria | 6.01 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 146 | Namibia | 5.93 | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 147 | South Africa | 5.78 | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Cambodia | 5.68 | 2019 | up 383.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Switzerland | 5.53 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 150 | Maldives | 5.28 | 2024 | up 800.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Germany | 5.13 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 152 | Yemen | 5.04 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 5.01 | 2020 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Myanmar | 4.93 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 4.7 | 2023 | up 265.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Libya | 4.65 | 2006 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Singapore | 4.63 | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Tanzania | 4.55 | 2021 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Niger | 4.5 | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 4.43 | 2021 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Latvia | 4.15 | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Norway | 4.12 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Czechia | 3.99 | 2023 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Bhutan | 3.65 | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 165 | Grenada | 3.55 | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | 3.31 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 3.19 | 2020 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Zambia | 3.18 | 2013 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Armenia | 3.15 | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1 | 2021 | up 313.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Burundi | 3.07 | 2025 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Liechtenstein | 2.97 | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 173 | Eswatini | 2.96 | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Moldova | 2.74 | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Ukraine | 2.41 | 2024 | up 423.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Bulgaria | 2.22 | 2024 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 177 | New Zealand | 2.21 | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Romania | 2.2 | 2023 | up 481.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.19 | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 180 | Cape Verde | 2.17 | 2022 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Malawi | 2.07 | 2017 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 182 | Mozambique | 1.97 | 2022 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Finland | 1.77 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 184 | Algeria | 1.76 | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Korea | 1.74 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | 1.63 | 2020 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Azerbaijan | 1.56 | 2024 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Viet Nam | 1.54 | 2021 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.38 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Uzbekistan | 1.33 | 2024 | up 1,124.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Japan | 1.28 | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 192 | Russia | 1.28 | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Croatia | 1.27 | 2023 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea | 1.24 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Montenegro | 1.22 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Tajikistan | 1.14 | 2017 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 197 | Slovenia | 1.1 | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Ireland | 0.9975 | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 199 | North Macedonia | 0.7775 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Netherlands | 0.3177 | 2022 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Serbia | 0.1707 | 2024 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 202 | Belarus | 0.1027 | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Cuba | 0 | 1995 | — | flat |
| 203 | Fiji | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Iraq | 0 | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0 | 1993 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | San Marino | 0 | 1994 | — | flat |