Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) was 980 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 980 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 48.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 980 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 501 number, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 559 number | — |
| 2000 | 562 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 539 number | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 501 number | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 525 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 542 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 534 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 621 number | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 768 number | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 870 number | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 754 number | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 764 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 784 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 688 number | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 755 number | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 705 number | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 689 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 711 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 658 number | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 980 number | +48.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 980 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,464 number, 13% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 980 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,516 number, 39% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 559 number | 559 number | 559 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 621.6 number | 501 number | 870 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 748.22 number | 658 number | 980 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 100 Malta 1,515 number compare
- 101 Iceland 1,430 number compare
- 102 Botswana 1,149 number compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 969 number compare
- 105 Mozambique 769 number compare
- 106 Liechtenstein 751 number compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in El Salvador was 980 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 980 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 501 number in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.