Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 320,160 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 320,160 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 358,267 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59,108, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 90th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59,108 | — |
| 1999 | 59,320 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 61,754 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 70,597 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 78,072 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 90,377 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 91,608 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 98,915 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 110,940 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 134,076 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 151,084 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 156,910 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 163,507 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 160,067 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 163,321 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 163,106 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 165,742 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 173,199 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 183,592 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 211,200 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 215,626 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 253,903 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 273,068 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 284,826 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 358,267 | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 320,160 | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,214 | 59,108 | 59,320 | 2 |
| 2000s | 104,433 | 61,754 | 156,910 | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,326 | 160,067 | 253,903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,080 | 273,068 | 358,267 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 320,160 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 358,267 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,108 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 90th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release