Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 8.2%
Rank
37th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2018

00.20.40.60.81998200820181998: 0.482 %1999: 0.447 %2000: 0.441 %2001: 0.481 %2002: 0.498 %2003: 0.55 %2004: 0.525 %2005: 0.536 %2006: 0.564 %2007: 0.645 %2008: 0.673 %2009: 0.677 %2010: 0.675 %2011: 0.63 %2012: 0.621 %2013: 0.623 %2014: 0.622 %2015: 0.64 %2016: 0.653 %2017: 0.733 %2018: 0.673 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.4% -7.1%
2000 0.4% -1.3%
2001 0.5% +9.0%
2002 0.5% +3.5%
2003 0.5% +10.5%
2004 0.5% -4.5%
2005 0.5% +2.1%
2006 0.6% +5.2%
2007 0.6% +14.5%
2008 0.7% +4.3%
2009 0.7% +0.6%
2010 0.7% -0.4%
2011 0.6% -6.7%
2012 0.6% -1.4%
2013 0.6% +0.3%
2014 0.6% -0.2%
2015 0.6% +2.9%
2016 0.7% +2.0%
2017 0.7% +12.4%
2018 0.7% -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 34 Kyrgyzstan 9.0% compare
  2. 35 France 8.8% compare
  3. 36 Georgia 8.1% compare
  4. 37 Finland 8.1% compare
  5. 38 Slovakia 8.0% compare
  6. 39 Iceland 8.0% compare
  7. 40 Portugal 7.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 2,494 data points, 1997–2019
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Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.