Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
96.43
Macao
Lowest
0
Kiribati
Median
12.25
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 Macao; the lowest is 0 in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.25, and the mean is 18.09.
Over the past decade 159 countries rose and 40 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 96.43 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 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 | Montserrat | 44.75 | 2019 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine | 44.54 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bermuda | 44 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 22 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.22 | 2022 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 42.67 | 2018 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 42.07 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 41.49 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Brunei | 41.19 | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 27 | Dominica | 40.44 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 38.42 | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 38.15 | 2023 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Bahrain | 37.73 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea | 35.47 | 2020 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Monaco | 35.3 | 2024 | up 64.5% | flat |
| 33 | Mali | 35.12 | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Jordan | 33.95 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Suriname | 33.75 | 2023 | up 2,128.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Gambia | 33.37 | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 32.5 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 31.75 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 31.71 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 31.31 | 1991 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 41 | Cook Islands | 29.73 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 29.17 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 28.4 | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 28.18 | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.69 | 2010 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Bahamas | 27.46 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 26.05 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 25.81 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Benin | 25.78 | 2022 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 25.38 | 2020 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 25.34 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ecuador | 25.19 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 24.89 | 2019 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 24.89 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 23.9 | 2018 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.71 | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 57 | Chad | 23.62 | 2024 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 58 | Nigeria | 23.27 | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 22.85 | 2018 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 60 | British Virgin Islands | 22.46 | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 61 | United States Virgin Islands | 22.35 | 1993 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 22.22 | 2020 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 21.55 | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 21.52 | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 21.09 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 66 | Madagascar | 20.94 | 2019 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 67 | Palau | 20.65 | 2021 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 68 | Hong Kong | 20.6 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Samoa | 20.27 | 2021 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 20.02 | 2022 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20 | 2024 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 72 | Uganda | 19.61 | 2017 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 19.32 | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 74 | Brazil | 19.14 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 75 | Senegal | 18.91 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 76 | Comoros | 18.59 | 2018 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Denmark | 18.55 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 18.26 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Angola | 18.15 | 2023 | up 504.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Tonga | 17.85 | 2020 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 81 | French Polynesia | 17.82 | 1996 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 82 | Jamaica | 17.12 | 2024 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 83 | American Samoa | 17.06 | 1992 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 16.73 | 2016 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 16.22 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kenya | 15.99 | 2014 | up 258.8% | rising |
| 87 | Uruguay | 15.94 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 15.91 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 89 | Tuvalu | 15.78 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 15.66 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 91 | Venezuela | 15.57 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 92 | France | 15.27 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 93 | Iran | 15.2 | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Seychelles | 15.17 | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 14.05 | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Djibouti | 13.69 | 2023 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 13.14 | 2020 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 13.12 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritania | 13 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Barbados | 12.93 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 101 | East Timor | 12.85 | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 102 | Panama | 12.61 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 12.47 | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 12.3 | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Honduras | 12.19 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 106 | Guatemala | 11.97 | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 11.92 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 11.33 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.21 | 2018 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 110 | Guyana | 11.12 | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.89 | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 112 | Eritrea | 10.64 | 2018 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan | 10.6 | 2019 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 10.3 | 2023 | up 315.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 10.28 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Mexico | 10.18 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 117 | Bolivia | 10.06 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 9.99 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.82 | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 120 | United States | 9.72 | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 121 | Philippines | 9.48 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 122 | Guadeloupe | 9.47 | 1995 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 123 | Slovakia | 9.4 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 124 | Tunisia | 9.09 | 2023 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Malaysia | 9.02 | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Egypt | 8.54 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 127 | Poland | 8.07 | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Reunion | 8.03 | 1996 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 129 | French Guiana | 7.92 | 1996 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 130 | Gibraltar | 7.7 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | 7.57 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 132 | Lithuania | 7.4 | 2024 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Laos | 7.36 | 2020 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Greece | 7.31 | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 135 | Botswana | 6.94 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 136 | Canada | 6.67 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 137 | Syria | 6.67 | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 6.55 | 2021 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 6.46 | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Mongolia | 6.37 | 2019 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 141 | China | 6.37 | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Martinique | 6.34 | 1996 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 143 | Turkey | 6.3 | 2023 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Andorra | 6.14 | 2024 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Italy | 6.1 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 6.05 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 147 | Austria | 6.01 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 148 | Namibia | 5.93 | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 149 | Anguilla | 5.81 | 2022 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 150 | South Africa | 5.78 | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Cambodia | 5.68 | 2019 | up 383.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | 5.53 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 153 | Maldives | 5.28 | 2024 | up 800.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Germany | 5.13 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 155 | Yemen | 5.04 | 2016 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 5.01 | 2020 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Myanmar | 4.93 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Lesotho | 4.7 | 2023 | up 265.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Libya | 4.65 | 2006 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Singapore | 4.63 | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Tanzania | 4.55 | 2021 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | 4.5 | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 4.43 | 2021 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Latvia | 4.15 | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Norway | 4.12 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Czechia | 3.99 | 2023 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Bhutan | 3.65 | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 168 | Grenada | 3.55 | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Iceland | 3.31 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 170 | Sri Lanka | 3.19 | 2020 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Zambia | 3.18 | 2013 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Armenia | 3.15 | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1 | 2021 | up 313.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Burundi | 3.07 | 2025 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 2.97 | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 176 | Eswatini | 2.96 | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Moldova | 2.74 | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Ukraine | 2.41 | 2024 | up 423.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Bulgaria | 2.22 | 2024 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 180 | New Zealand | 2.21 | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Romania | 2.2 | 2023 | up 481.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.19 | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 183 | Cape Verde | 2.17 | 2022 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Malawi | 2.07 | 2017 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 185 | Mozambique | 1.97 | 2022 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Finland | 1.77 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 187 | Algeria | 1.76 | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 188 | South Korea | 1.74 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 189 | Kazakhstan | 1.63 | 2020 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Azerbaijan | 1.56 | 2024 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Vietnam | 1.54 | 2021 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.38 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Uzbekistan | 1.33 | 2024 | up 1,124.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Japan | 1.28 | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 195 | Russia | 1.28 | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Croatia | 1.27 | 2023 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Papua New Guinea | 1.24 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Montenegro | 1.22 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Tajikistan | 1.14 | 2017 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 200 | Slovenia | 1.1 | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Ireland | 0.9975 | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 202 | North Macedonia | 0.7775 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Netherlands | 0.3177 | 2022 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Serbia | 0.1707 | 2024 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 205 | Belarus | 0.1027 | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Fiji | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Iraq | 0 | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Kiribati | 0 | 1993 | down 100.0% | volatile |