Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 178,460 number against 42,267 number in South Africa, a difference of 136,193 number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 44 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,585 number | 25,132 number | 19,453 number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 83,835 number | 52,073 number | 31,762 number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 155,902 number | 48,858 number | 107,045 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or South Africa?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 178,460 number against 42,267 number in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 136,193 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 44 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.