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Developed vs. Developing Regions 2015

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 2015 Population 2015
Global 32.2  69,789,020
 216,840,935  7,335,173,000
Developed countries (with Japan & South Korea) 24.4 16,246,627
 66,538,962  1,390,685,000 
Percentage in global    23.3 30.7 19
Developing countries (w/o Japan & South Korea) 35.5 53,542,393
 150,301,973  5,944,488,000
Percentage in global    76.7 69.3 81

Source: Calculated from PROPHE Global Data (2015). Population data is from http://data.uis.unesco.org/