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Regional Shares in Global Private and Total Higher Education 2010

 

Regional Share of Global Private (%)

Regional Share of Global Total (%)

Private Share (%)

Regional Private Enrollment

Regional Total Enrollment

Global

100

100

32.9

56,722,374

172,546,175

Africa (Sub-Saharan)

1.6

3.0

17.8

930,016

5,218,120

Arab States

2.5

4.8

17.4

1,423,630

8,201,861

Asia

56.9

44.4

42.1

32,267,911

76,568,246

Developed British Commonwealth (Canada, Australia, New Zealand)

0.6

1.8

10.1

318,033

3,162,889

Europe

9.7

21.5

14.9

5,526,851

37,177,470

Latin America and the Caribbean

18.8

12.6

48.8

10,638,863

21,789,880

United States

9.9

11.8

27.5

5,617,069

20,427,709