Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 1.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1999.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.2% | — |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.