The 2026 Rankings
Private Education
Availability, quality, and value of private and international schooling.
63 Countries Ranked
6.7 Average Score
10.0 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 10.0 2 Singapore Asia-Pacific 9.5 3 United Kingdom Europe 9.5 4 us Other 9.0 5 Switzerland Europe 9.0 6 Qatar Middle East & Africa 9.0 7 Thailand Asia-Pacific 8.5 8 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 8.5 9 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.5 10 Spain Europe 8.0 11 Netherlands Europe 8.0 12 Canada Americas 8.0 13 china Other 8.0 14 Portugal Europe 7.5 15 Mexico Americas 7.5 16 Germany Europe 7.5 17 France Europe 7.5 18 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 7.5 19 South Korea Asia-Pacific 7.5 20 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 7.5 21 South Africa Middle East & Africa 7.5 22 Panama Americas 7.0 23 Italy Europe 7.0 24 Cyprus Europe 7.0 25 Ireland Europe 7.0 26 Austria Europe 7.0 27 Costa Rica Americas 7.0 28 Colombia Americas 7.0 29 Chile Americas 7.0 30 Argentina Americas 7.0 31 Turkey Middle East & Africa 7.0 32 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 7.0 33 Brazil Americas 7.0 34 Japan Asia-Pacific 7.0 35 Czechia Europe 7.0 36 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 7.0 37 Uruguay Americas 6.5 38 Greece Europe 6.5 39 Hungary Europe 6.5 40 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.5 41 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 6.5 42 Dominican Republic Americas 6.0 43 Malta Europe 6.0 44 Ecuador Americas 6.0 45 Romania Europe 6.0 46 Bulgaria Europe 6.0 47 Croatia Europe 5.5 48 Estonia Europe 5.5 49 Serbia Europe 5.5 50 Latvia Europe 5.5 51 Lithuania Europe 5.5 52 slovenia Other 5.5 53 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 5.5 54 Andorra Europe 5.0 55 Georgia Middle East & Africa 5.0 56 russia Other 4.5 57 grenada Other 4.5 58 antigua Other 4.5 59 Montenegro Europe 4.5 60 armenia Other 4.5 61 Albania Europe 4.5 62 st-kitts Other 4.0 63 dominica Other 3.0