Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
42,641 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
178,460 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 178,460 number against 42,641 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 135,819 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 127 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 4,641 number 88,161 number 83,520 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 26,859 number 155,902 number 129,043 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 178,460 number against 42,641 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
135,819 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,593 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.