Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Mexico: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
317,933 number
in 2018
Mexico
34,196 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
36th
Mexico rank
35th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Mexico
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199720072018

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 317,933 number against 34,196 number in Mexico, a difference of 283,737 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.3 times Mexico's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 35th of 45 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) Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 97,220 number 14,976 number 82,245 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 158,031 number 22,867 number 135,163 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 256,890 number 30,267 number 226,622 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Mexico?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 317,933 number against 34,196 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico?
283,737 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 Mexico?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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.