Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 38,105 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 38,105 for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 54.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 82,964 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37,553, in 2004.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 189th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40,862 | — |
| 2004 | 37,553 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 38,727 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 39,960 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 52,244 | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 55,997 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 58,326 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 59,061 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 57,152 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 53,773 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 46,761 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 41,988 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 39,844 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 39,670 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 40,036 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 41,011 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 41,272 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 40,352 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 42,296 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 82,964 | +96.2% |
| 2023 | 38,105 | -54.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in MDG: Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +96.2% | 42,296 | 82,964 |
| 2023 | -54.1% | 82,964 | 38,105 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,239 | 37,553 | 58,326 | 7 |
| 2010s | 46,057 | 39,670 | 59,061 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,930 | 38,105 | 82,964 | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 38,105 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 82,964 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,553 in 2004.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 189th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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