Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America

MDG: Latin America: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8%
in 2023
All-time low
0.2%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2023

0.20.40.60.81999201120231999: 0.206 %2000: 0.225 %2001: 0.254 %2002: 0.284 %2003: 0.313 %2004: 0.303 %2005: 0.322 %2006: 0.332 %2007: 0.373 %2008: 0.403 %2009: 0.426 %2010: 0.45 %2011: 0.453 %2012: 0.458 %2013: 0.454 %2014: 0.473 %2015: 0.503 %2016: 0.521 %2017: 0.583 %2018: 0.639 %2019: 0.693 %2020: 0.745 %2021: 0.741 %2022: 0.815 %2023: 0.83 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.

That places MDG: Latin America 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America, year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in MDG: Latin America, 1999 to 2023.
Year % Change
1999 0.2%
2000 0.2% +9.0%
2001 0.3% +13.1%
2002 0.3% +11.9%
2003 0.3% +10.2%
2004 0.3% -3.3%
2005 0.3% +6.3%
2006 0.3% +3.0%
2007 0.4% +12.6%
2008 0.4% +7.9%
2009 0.4% +5.6%
2010 0.5% +5.7%
2011 0.5% +0.6%
2012 0.5% +1.2%
2013 0.5% -0.8%
2014 0.5% +4.1%
2015 0.5% +6.3%
2016 0.5% +3.6%
2017 0.6% +11.9%
2018 0.6% +9.7%
2019 0.7% +8.4%
2020 0.7% +7.6%
2021 0.7% -0.6%
2022 0.8% +10.0%
2023 0.8% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Latin America was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
How does MDG: Latin America rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
MDG: Latin America ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
430 places, 10,928 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release