Data

Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level

What you should know about this indicator

Total number of students in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.

Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
June 16, 2024
Next expected update
June 2025
Date range
1970–2023
Unit
%

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official and trusted source of internationally-comparable data on education, science, culture and communication. As the official statistical agency of UNESCO, the UIS produces a wide range of state-of-the-art databases to fuel the policies and investments needed to transform lives and propel the world towards its development goals. The UIS provides free access to data for all UNESCO countries and regional groupings from 1970 to the most recent year available.

Retrieved on
June 16, 2024
Citation
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Education, https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, 2024

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level” [dataset]. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, “UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) - Education” [original data]. Retrieved November 10, 2024 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-enrolled-in-private-institutions-at-the-pre-primary-education-level