Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the Caribbean, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
108
Highest
118,728
Argentina
Lowest
0
Anguilla
Median
119.5
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
4,295
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the Caribbean, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 118,728 in Argentina; the lowest is 0 in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 119.5, and the mean is 4,119.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 3,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 118,728 | 2023 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 79,482 | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 47,695 | 2023 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 23,241 | 2023 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 21,908 | 2023 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 19,403 | 2023 | up 577.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 18,743 | 2023 | up 257.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 17,740 | 2022 | up 318.1% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 16,898 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 12,543 | 2023 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9,516 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 8,857 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 5,049 | 2024 | up 685.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 4,809 | 2022 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cuba | 4,008 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 3,768 | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 3,382 | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 2,511 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 2,398 | 2020 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 2,202 | 2019 | up 282.3% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 1,766 | 2023 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Barbados | 1,620 | 2011 | up 203.9% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 1,434 | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 1,378 | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 1,216 | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 1,114 | 2023 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 1,090 | 2023 | up 751.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 873 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 857 | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 736 | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 734 | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | 714 | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 650 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 643 | 2022 | up 484.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 579 | 2023 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 572 | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 552.38 | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 521 | 2023 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 433 | 2022 | up 633.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Grenada | 377 | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 325 | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Indonesia | 231 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 215 | 2023 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 193 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 187 | 2023 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Macau, China | 186 | 2024 | up 1,140.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Aruba | 182 | 2016 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Malta | 181.7 | 2023 | up 856.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Estonia | 181 | 2023 | up 570.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 163 | 2023 | up 328.9% | volatile |
| 51 | India | 144 | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 134 | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 132 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Mozambique | 120 | 2018 | up 160.9% | rising |
| 55 | Lithuania | 119 | 2023 | up 495.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Thailand | 111 | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 102 | 2024 | up 308.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 101 | 2023 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 98 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 97 | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Hong Kong, China | 85 | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | 84 | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Iceland | 79 | 2023 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 70 | 2023 | up 3,400.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovenia | 64 | 2023 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 59 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Georgia | 57 | 2023 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Viet Nam | 49 | 2022 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 47 | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Andorra | 44 | 2024 | up 528.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 41 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 40 | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 38 | 2023 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 24 | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Monaco | 20 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18 | 2020 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 16 | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Egypt | 12 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2021 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 11 | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Bermuda | 11 | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 10 | 2018 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 6 | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 85 | Oman | 5 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Benin | 3 | 2022 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Botswana | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Rwanda | 3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Republic of Moldova | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Mongolia | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Anguilla | 0 | 2008 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 459,626
- SDG: World 459,626
- UIS: World 459,626
- WB: World 459,626
- UNICEF: World 458,956
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 298,603
- WB: Oecd Members 289,308
- MDG: Developed Regions 267,627
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 266,606
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 265,519
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 248,399
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 247,227
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 239,409
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 145,134
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 145,118
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 145,118
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 145,118
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 145,118
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 145,118
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 145,026
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 144,844
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 144,690
- SDG: Europe 144,493
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 140,395
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 139,542
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 138,931
- UNICEF: Western Europe 138,731
- MDG: Latin America 132,182
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 131,863
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 126,282
- WB: European Union 126,282
- WB: Euro Area 121,989
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 121,919
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 102,734
- SDG: Northern America 102,734
- WB: North America 102,734
- UNICEF: North America 102,723
- AIMS: Pacific 18,294
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 18,294
- SDG: Oceania 18,294
About this data
February 2026 Data Release