Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Latin America & Caribbean

WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9%
in 2023
All-time low
0.2%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023

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

0.20.40.60.81999201120231999: 0.248 %2000: 0.27 %2001: 0.301 %2002: 0.332 %2003: 0.364 %2004: 0.355 %2005: 0.372 %2006: 0.382 %2007: 0.421 %2008: 0.448 %2009: 0.47 %2010: 0.494 %2011: 0.494 %2012: 0.496 %2013: 0.491 %2014: 0.508 %2015: 0.535 %2016: 0.554 %2017: 0.614 %2018: 0.669 %2019: 0.721 %2020: 0.775 %2021: 0.775 %2022: 0.841 %2023: 0.859 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.

That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 133rd 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999 to 2023.
Year % Change
1999 0.2%
2000 0.3% +9.2%
2001 0.3% +11.4%
2002 0.3% +10.1%
2003 0.4% +9.7%
2004 0.4% -2.4%
2005 0.4% +4.6%
2006 0.4% +2.7%
2007 0.4% +10.3%
2008 0.4% +6.3%
2009 0.5% +4.9%
2010 0.5% +5.0%
2011 0.5% +0.2%
2012 0.5% +0.4%
2013 0.5% -1.1%
2014 0.5% +3.5%
2015 0.5% +5.5%
2016 0.6% +3.4%
2017 0.6% +10.8%
2018 0.7% +9.0%
2019 0.7% +7.8%
2020 0.8% +7.4%
2021 0.8% +0.0%
2022 0.8% +8.6%
2023 0.9% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean 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