Hong Kong, China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Hong Kong, China
36,420 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
317,933 number
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
36th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199720072018

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 317,933 number against 36,420 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 281,513 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.7 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 32,708 number 97,220 number 64,513 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 31,839 number 158,031 number 126,192 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 34,121 number 256,890 number 222,769 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Hong Kong, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 317,933 number against 36,420 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
281,513 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)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Hong Kong, China ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.