Latin America & Caribbean vs Switzerland: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
190,423 number
in 2018
Switzerland
54,279 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th
Switzerland rank
21st

Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Switzerland
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820082018

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 190,423 number against 54,279 number in Switzerland, a difference of 136,144 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 3.5 times Switzerland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 44 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 48,178 number 25,258 number 22,920 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 91,902 number 32,996 number 58,906 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 166,194 number 47,923 number 118,271 number Latin America & Caribbean

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 or Switzerland?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 190,423 number against 54,279 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
136,144 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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

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.