demographic2025
Percentage of enrollment in primary education in private institutions
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17.5%
Median: 11.6%
Countries Covered
220
with available data
Highest
Macao
96.4%
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Macao96.4%
2United Arab Emirates81.6%
3Belize80.7%
4Haiti76.7%
5Lebanon75.5%
By Region
South America27.9%(7 countries)
Asia22.6%(26 countries)
Other18.3%(140 countries)
Oceania17.0%(2 countries)
Africa13.8%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (96.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.5%)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (140)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 96.4% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 81.6% |
| 3 | Belize | 80.7% |
| 4 | Haiti | 76.7% |
| 5 | Lebanon | 75.5% |
| 6 | Aruba | 73.4% |
| 7 | Qatar | 65.3% |
| 8 | Chile | 63.5% |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.7% |
| 10 | Somalia | 56.5% |
| 11 | Belgium | 53.9% |
| 12 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49.8% |
| 13 | Liberia | 49.6% |
| 14 | Gabon | 49.1% |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.8% |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | 47.2% |
| 17 | Pakistan | 47.0% |
| 18 | South Sudan | 46.9% |
| 19 | India | 45.1% |
| 20 | Montserrat | 44.7% |
| 21 | State of Palestine | 44.5% |
| 22 | Bermuda | 44.0% |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 43.2% |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 42.7% |
| 25 | Mauritius | 42.1% |
| 26 | Malta | 41.5% |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 41.2% |
| 28 | Dominica | 40.4% |
| 29 | Kuwait | 38.4% |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 38.1% |
| 31 | Bahrain | 37.7% |
| 32 | Guinea | 35.5% |
| 33 | Monaco | 35.3% |
| 34 | Mali | 35.1% |
| 35 | Jordan | 33.9% |
| 36 | Suriname | 33.8% |
| 37 | Republic of The Gambia | 33.4% |
| 38 | Togo | 32.5% |
| 39 | Australia | 31.8% |
| 40 | Spain | 31.7% |
| 41 | New Caledonia | 31.3% |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 29.7% |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 29.2% |
| 44 | Ghana | 28.4% |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 28.2% |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.7% |
| 47 | Bahamas | 27.5% |
| 48 | Peru | 26.1% |
| 49 | Argentina | 25.8% |
| 50 | Benin | 25.8% |
| 51 | Nepal | 25.4% |
| 52 | Cameroon | 25.3% |
| 53 | Ecuador | 25.2% |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 24.9% |
| 55 | Israel | 24.9% |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 23.9% |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.7% |
| 58 | Chad | 23.6% |
| 59 | Nigeria | 23.3% |
| 60 | Indonesia | 22.9% |
| 61 | Virgin Islands, British | 22.5% |
| 62 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 22.3% |
| 63 | Thailand | 22.2% |
| 64 | Hungary | 21.5% |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 21.5% |
| 66 | Paraguay | 21.1% |
| 67 | Madagascar | 20.9% |
| 68 | Palau | 20.7% |
| 69 | Hong Kong | 20.6% |
| 70 | Samoa | 20.3% |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 20.0% |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.0% |
| 73 | Uganda | 19.6% |
| 74 | Colombia | 19.3% |
| 75 | Brazil | 19.1% |
| 76 | Senegal | 18.9% |
| 77 | Comoros | 18.6% |
| 78 | Denmark | 18.5% |
| 79 | Morocco | 18.3% |
| 80 | Angola | 18.1% |
| 81 | Tonga | 17.9% |
| 82 | French Polynesia | 17.8% |
| 83 | Jamaica | 17.1% |
| 84 | American Samoa | 17.1% |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 16.7% |
| 86 | Nauru | 16.4% |
| 87 | Oman | 16.2% |
| 88 | Kenya | 16.0% |
| 89 | Uruguay | 15.9% |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 15.9% |
| 91 | Guam | 15.9% |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 15.8% |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 15.7% |
| 94 | Venezuela | 15.6% |
| 95 | France | 15.3% |
| 96 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.2% |
| 97 | Seychelles | 15.2% |
| 98 | Cyprus | 14.1% |
| 99 | Djibouti | 13.7% |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 13.1% |
| 101 | Portugal | 13.1% |
| 102 | Mauritania | 13.0% |
| 103 | Barbados | 12.9% |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | 12.8% |
| 105 | Panama | 12.6% |
| 106 | Albania | 12.5% |
| 107 | Sweden | 12.3% |
| 108 | Honduras | 12.2% |
| 109 | Guatemala | 12.0% |
| 110 | El Salvador | 11.9% |
| 111 | Georgia | 11.3% |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.2% |
| 113 | Guyana | 11.1% |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.9% |
| 115 | Eritrea | 10.6% |
| 116 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.6% |
| 117 | Sudan | 10.6% |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 10.3% |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 10.3% |
| 120 | Mexico | 10.2% |
| 121 | Bolivia | 10.1% |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 10.0% |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.8% |
| 124 | United States of America | 9.7% |
| 125 | Philippines | 9.5% |
| 126 | Guadeloupe | 9.5% |
| 127 | Slovakia | 9.4% |
| 128 | Tunisia | 9.1% |
| 129 | Malaysia | 9.0% |
| 130 | Egypt | 8.5% |
| 131 | Western Sahara | 8.2% |
| 132 | Poland | 8.1% |
| 133 | Reunion | 8.0% |
| 134 | French Guiana | 7.9% |
| 135 | Gibraltar | 7.7% |
| 136 | Estonia | 7.6% |
| 137 | Lithuania | 7.4% |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.4% |
| 139 | Greece | 7.3% |
| 140 | Botswana | 6.9% |
| 141 | Canada | 6.7% |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.7% |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 6.5% |
| 144 | Rwanda | 6.5% |
| 145 | Mongolia | 6.4% |
| 146 | People's Republic of China | 6.4% |
| 147 | Martinique | 6.3% |
| 148 | Türkiye | 6.3% |
| 149 | Andorra | 6.1% |
| 150 | Italy | 6.1% |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 6.0% |
| 152 | Austria | 6.0% |
| 153 | Namibia | 5.9% |
| 154 | Anguilla | 5.8% |
| 155 | South Africa | 5.8% |
| 156 | Cambodia | 5.7% |
| 157 | Switzerland | 5.5% |
| 158 | Maldives | 5.3% |
| 159 | Germany | 5.1% |
| 160 | Yemen | 5.0% |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 5.0% |
| 162 | Myanmar | 4.9% |
| 163 | Lesotho | 4.7% |
| 164 | Libya | 4.7% |
| 165 | Singapore | 4.6% |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.5% |
| 167 | Niger | 4.5% |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 4.4% |
| 169 | Latvia | 4.2% |
| 170 | Norway | 4.1% |
| 171 | Czech Republic | 4.0% |
| 172 | Bhutan | 3.7% |
| 173 | Grenada | 3.6% |
| 174 | Iceland | 3.3% |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 3.2% |
| 176 | Zambia | 3.2% |
| 177 | Armenia | 3.2% |
| 178 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1% |
| 179 | Burundi | 3.1% |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 3.0% |
| 181 | Eswatini | 3.0% |
| 182 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.7% |
| 183 | Ukraine | 2.4% |
| 184 | Bulgaria | 2.2% |
| 185 | New Zealand | 2.2% |
| 186 | Romania | 2.2% |
| 187 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% |
| 188 | Cape Verde | 2.2% |
| 189 | Malawi | 2.1% |
| 190 | Mozambique | 2.0% |
| 191 | Finland | 1.8% |
| 192 | Algeria | 1.8% |
| 193 | South Korea | 1.7% |
| 194 | Kazakhstan | 1.6% |
| 195 | Azerbaijan | 1.6% |
| 196 | Vietnam | 1.5% |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% |
| 198 | Uzbekistan | 1.3% |
| 199 | Japan | 1.3% |
| 200 | Russian Federation | 1.3% |
| 201 | Croatia | 1.3% |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 1.2% |
| 203 | Montenegro | 1.2% |
| 204 | Tajikistan | 1.1% |
| 205 | Slovenia | 1.1% |
| 206 | Ireland | 1.0% |
| 207 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.8% |
| 208 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 209 | Serbia | 0.2% |
| 210 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 211 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 212 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 213 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 214 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 215 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 216 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 217 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 219 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 220 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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