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Regional Shares in Global Private and Total Higher Education 2015

 

Regional Share of Global Private (%)

Regional Share of Global Total (%)

Private Share (%)

Regional Private Enrollment

Regional Total Enrollment

Global

100

100

32.2

69,789,020

216,840,935

Africa (Sub-Saharan)

2.2

3.5

20.4

1,529,809

7,494,083

Arab States

2.4

4.9

15.9

1,696,676

10,647,400

Asia

60.4

52.1

37.2

42,008,979

112,815,140

Developed British Commonwealth (Canada, Australia, New Zealand)

0.8

1.7

15

560,094

3,737,653

Europe

7.1

16.8

13.6

4,942,810

36,406,088

Latin America and the Caribbean

19.7

12.1

52.3

13,710,734

26,208,843

United States

7.7

9

27.3

5,339,918

19,531,727