static along with private

Question

If I understand this right, it means static variable have common values for all the objects created in a specific class (correct me if I'm wrong). But why does an error occur when I try to initialize an attribute with static and private property? i.e.
public class Person {
private String name;
private static String nationality;
}

Help!

Answer 1

private values access only in class but static values can be access from other classes (ex. ClassName.staticValue).so static values and functions have to be public