Latin America’s Private and Public Higher Education Shares (2002-2007) *, **, ***
Country / Private % of Total HE Enrolment **** / Year / Private % of Total HEIs / Year / Private % of Total Univ. Enrolment*** / Year / Private % of Total Univ.***** / YearArgentina [1] / 23.9 / 2005 / 53.5 / 2003 / 16.5 / 2005 / 54.6 / 2003
(489,039/2,048,876) / (1,327/2480) / (254,117/1,539,742) / (54/99)
Bolivia [2] / 27.8 / 2004 / 75.9 / 2004 / 18.2 / 2003 / 70.2 / 2005
(1,530/2,015) / (56,764/312,769) / (40/57)
Brazil [3] / 74.6 / 2007 / 89.1 / 2007 / 66.9 / 2007 / 67.0 / 2007
(3,639,413/4,880,381) / (2,032/2,281) / (2,224,824/3,325,125 / (203/303)
Chile [4] / 77.6 / 2007 / 92.8 / 2005 / 66.9 / 2007 / 73.8 / 2007
(584,722/753,543) / (205/221) / (340,702/509,523) / (45/61)
Colombia [5] / 49.6 / 2005 / 70.6 / 2007 / 56.2 / 2005 / 67.8 / 2007
(600,731/1,212,035) / (197/279) / (506,137/900,435) / (116/171)
Costa Rica[6] / 54.56 / 2004 / 47.1 / 2004 / 53.4 / 2004 / 92.6 / 2004
(93,730/171,792) / (57/121) / (86,951/162,925) / (50/54)
Cuba [7] / 0.00 / 2007 / 2007 / -
(0/908,588)
Dominican Republic [8] / 49.7 / 2005 / 88.4 / 2005 / 50.1 / 2005 / 93.9 / 2005
(160,603/323,439) / (38/43) / (159,867/319,263) / (31/33)
Ecuador[9] / 28.7 / 2004 / 58.7 / 2004 / 56.9 / 2004
(90,278/314,496) / (236/402) / (37/65)
El Salvador [10] / 66.3 / 2006 / 83.3 / ND / 68.5 / 2006 / 96.2
(82,812/124,956) / (35/42) / (79,299/115,715) / (25/26) / nd
Guatemala [11] / 48.1 / 2003 / 90.0 / 2004 / - / 90.0 / 2004
(105,082/218,466) / (9/10) / (9/10)
Honduras [12] / 19.7 / 2002 / 60.0 / 2002 / 70.0 / 2002
(22,018/111,766) / (9/15) / (7/10)
Mexico [13] / 33.4 / 2007 / 72.7 / 2007 / 41.8 / 2003 / 72.7 / 2002
(745,018/2,232,189) / (1,175/1,617)
Nicaragua [14] / 47.5 / 2005 / 58.5 / 2003 / - / 90.9 / 2003
(65,000/136,960) / (69/118) / (40/44)
Panama [15] / 18.3 / 2003 / 83.1 / 2004 / 2003 / 87.5 / 2004
(24,187/132,167) / (59/71) / (28/32)
Paraguay [16] / 41.1 / 2003 / -
(44,722/108/812) / -
Peru [17] / 51.1 / 2005 / 45.2 / 2005 / 59.8 / 2005
(463,801/908,315) / (263,354/523,359) / (49/82)
Uruguay [18] / 11.7 / 2007 / 22.2 / 2003 / 15.0 / 2007 / 73.3 / 2003
(14,426/123,139) / (14/63) / (14,273/95,396) / (11/15)
Venezuela [19] / 41.6 / 2004 / 56.8 / 2005 / 21.7 / 2004 / 55.1 / 2005
(447,045/1,074,350) / 96/169) / (135,957/626,837) / (27/49)
* If we sum all the enrolment data for Latin America, we get a private share of 48.2 %, but caution is required as national data range from 2002 to 2007 and we lack Bolivian enrolments. The private regional LA enrolment share was 46.6% in 2003 according to IESALC-UNESCO (2006), Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005: La metamorfosis de la educación superior, Caracas
** Although the data come from the most reliable sources found—usually official sources—criteria and inclusiveness both vary greatly across countries, so comparisons should be drawn only with caution. For example, the meaning of higher education, university, and tertiary education varies. In some databases, only accredited or at least licensed institutions are counted; in others, the figures are more broadly inclusive. There are also differences in how to count enrolments and in many other respects. Attention to such matters is keener in PROPHE’s in-depth data work on individual countries. See http://www.albany.edu/dept/eaps/prophe/data/national.html.
*** The main preparers of the table are Daniel Levy and especially Lina Uribe.
**** Data include undergraduate and graduate enrolment, except for Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Venezuela where only undergraduate is depicted.
***** University centers, university institutions or university institutes count within the university sector for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay.
[1] Data on enrolments: CINDA (2006). Informe sobre la educación superior en Iberoamérica - Informe de Argentina (Marquis, C & Toribio, D.). Buenos Aires.
Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[2] Data on enrolments: PROPHE 92 – Source: Rodriguez & Weise (2006). Estudio Nacional sobre Educación Superior en Bolivia. IESALC-UNESCO - Castro, R.M (2004). La educación superior no universitaria en Bolivia IESALC-UNESCO. Data on institutions: CINDA (2006). Informe sobre la educación superior en Iberoamérica - Informe de Bolivia (Daza, R. & Roca, V). La Paz. Institutions under agreement between the government and private (religious, NGO's and other organizations) are included within the private sector.
[3]Governo Ferderal do Brasil. Ministério da Educação. Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (2007) www.inep.gov.br/superior/censosuperior
[4] Data on enrolments: Gobierno de Chile, Ministerio de Educación - Compendio Estadistico - http://compendio.educasup.cl/comp_matr_educ_sup.html and Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas CRUCH - http://www.cruch.cl/documentos/cuadros2007.pdf Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[5] Gobierno de Colombia, Ministerio de Educación Nacional - Estadísticas Sectoriales - http://menweb.mineducacion.gov.co/info_sector/estadisticas/superior/index.html
[6] Data on enrolments: CINDA (2006). Informe la educación superior en Iberoamérica - Informe Costa Rica (Macaya, G). San Jose. Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas.
[7] Gobierno de Cuba. Ministerio de Educación Superior. Estadística de Educación Superior (2007). http://www.mes.edu.cu/Documentos/Boletin_bolsillo08.pdf
[8] Data on enrolments: PROPHE: National Data on Private Higher Education: Dominican Republic: http://www.albany.edu/dept/eaps/prophe/data/National_Data/Dominican%20Rep%20Case_6JUL07.xls
Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[9] Data on enrolments: Beneitone, P. et al. (Eds) (2007). Reflections on and outlook for higher education in Latin America. Final Report Tunning Latin American Project 2004-2007. Bilbao: Publicaciones de la Universidad de Deust. Data on Institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[10] Data on enrolments: Gobierno de El Salvador, Ministerio de Educación, Dirección Nacional de Educación Superior (2007). Información Estadística de Instituciones de Educación Superior. Educación Superior en Cifras 1997-2006. http://www.mined.gob.sv/descarga/educacion-superior-en-cifras-1997-2006_0_.pdf Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[11] Calculations from IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe. 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[12] Calculations from IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe. 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[13] Data on higher education enrolments and institutions: Gobierno Federal de Mexico. Sistema Educativo de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (2008). Principales cifras ciclo escolar 2007-2008. Mexico D.F. CINDA (OECD) 2005 enrolments are 830,822 (private enrolment) /2,538,246 (Total enrolment). CINDA (OECD) institutional figures are 1,179 (private institutions) /1892(Total institutions), taken from CINDA (2007). Informe sobre la educación superior en Iberoamérica. Informe 2007. Santiago de Chile: Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo . Data on university enrolment and university institutions : ANUIES and Ministry. For HEI enrolment, see via: http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep1/sep1_Estadisticas.
[14] Data on enrolments: PROPHE -Nicaragua National University Council. For HEI enrolment, see via: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001399/139978s.pdf. Data on Institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[15] Calculations from IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe. 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas.
[16] Calculations from IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe. 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas
[17] CINDA (2006). Informe sobre la educación superior en Iberoamérica. Informe de Perú (Consorcio de Universidades). Lima .
[18] Data on enrolments: Gobierno de Uruguay, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Dirección de Educación. Anuario Estadístico 2007. http://educacion.mec.gub.uy/estadistica/anuario%202007/Anuario%202007.xls#'1.1'!A1. Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas. It is important to take into account that according to the Ministry of Education and Culture some private non-university institutions do not report information in some years or they were registered within different levels through the system. 34 teaching training institutes are included within the public sector.
[19] Data on enrolments: CINDA (2006). Informe sobre la educación superior en Iberoamérica. Informe de Venezuela (Garcia, C. et al.). Lima Data on institutions: IESALC-UNESCO (2006). Informe sobre la Educación Superior en América Latina y El Caribe 2000-2005. La metamorfosis de la educación superior. Caracas