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Developed vs. Developing Regions

shows developed and developing regions' share of global enrollment and population 2010.

For elucidation on developing versus developed, see Development Identification (in the Regional Categorization)

Region Private %  Private Enrollment Total 2010 Population 2010
Global 32.9  56,722,374   172,546,175   6,585,809,367 
Developed countries (with Japan & South Korea) 25.2  17,115,889   67,873,891   1,366,876,747 
Percentage in global    30.2  39.3  20.8 
Developing countries (w/o Japan & South Korea) 37.8  39,606,485   104,672,284   5,218,932,620 
Percentage in global    69.8  60.7  79.2 

Source: Calculated from PROPHE Global Data (2017). Population data is from http://data.uis.unesco.org/