Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in United States
United States: Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students was 1,279 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in United States, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in United States stood at 1,279. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in United States peaked at 1,279 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 689, in 1999.
That places United States 4th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 689 | — |
| 2005 | 1,053 | +52.8% |
| 2013 | 980 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1,015 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1,184 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 1,216 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,222 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,172 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,220 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1,148 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1,279 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 689 | 689 | 689 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,132 | 980 | 1,222 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,216 | 1,148 | 1,279 | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in United States?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students in United States was 1,279 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,279 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 689 in 1999.
- How does United States rank for inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students?
- United States ranks 4th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from south america: students rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students from the Plurinational State of Bolivia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release