Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in private institutions (%) by country
Total number of students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business...
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in private institutions (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Brunei; the lowest is 0.0% in Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.9%, and the mean is 43.4%.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 4,404.0%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 100.0%).
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | up 376.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2018 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2019 | up 157.9% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Bahrain | 98.1% | 2019 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 94.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Panama | 87.5% | 2006 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 87.4% | 2018 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 87.4% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Israel | 84.7% | 2018 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 13 | Cayman Islands | 77.3% | 2018 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 76.3% | 2018 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 15 | Qatar | 74.9% | 2019 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 16 | India | 73.0% | 2019 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 71.9% | 2018 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 70.6% | 2017 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 70.3% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 69.4% | 2018 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 66.1% | 2018 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 62.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 60.1% | 2018 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.7% | 2010 | up 963.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Iceland | 59.6% | 2018 | up 726.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 55.7% | 2018 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 54.6% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 52.0% | 2018 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 51.5% | 2019 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 49.6% | 2018 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 43.4% | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 42.8% | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 42.3% | 2018 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 34 | United States | 41.2% | 2018 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 40.6% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 33.4% | 2019 | up 151.8% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania | 33.3% | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 30.7% | 2018 | up 1,169.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Malaysia | 30.2% | 2011 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 40 | Tunisia | 29.0% | 2016 | up 234.0% | rising |
| 41 | France | 28.3% | 2018 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 25.6% | 2018 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 25.0% | 2018 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 24.6% | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 23.0% | 2016 | up 368.8% | rising |
| 46 | Slovakia | 21.7% | 2018 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 47 | Finland | 21.5% | 2018 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 20.1% | 2018 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 19.5% | 2018 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 19.1% | 2018 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 15.5% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 14.2% | 2019 | up 388.5% | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 12.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2018 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 55 | Latvia | 3.3% | 2018 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Gibraltar | 2.4% | 2019 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Belarus | 2.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 1.2% | 2018 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2018 | up 4,404.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2012 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2018 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2019 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Laos | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 57.7%
- European Union 39.7%
- South Asia 57.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 57.2%
- World 38.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 50.1%
- Lower middle income 49.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 47.7%
- Other small states 47.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 46.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 45.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 45.0%
- IBRD only 43.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 42.0%
- High income 40.5%
- OECD members 40.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 40.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 39.8%
- Middle income 39.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 38.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 37.4%
- Low & middle income 37.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 35.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 34.4%
- North America 32.4%
- Least developed countries 32.3%
- Euro area 30.9%
- IDA blend 28.8%
- IDA total 28.4%
- IDA only 28.3%
- Upper middle income 28.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 28.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 26.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 22.7%
- Small states 22.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 21.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 21.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19.3%
- Low income 18.7%
About this data
Total number of students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education.