Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Inbound mobility rate, both sexes was 0.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.6%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.