Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 178,460 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 178,460 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 194,473 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44,479 number, in 1998.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44,479 number | — |
| 1999 | 44,692 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 44,903 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 52,798 number | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 59,198 number | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 70,942 number | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 73,595 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 82,105 number | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 90,568 number | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 110,292 number | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 122,282 number | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 131,666 number | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 134,987 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 137,346 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 139,103 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 144,162 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 149,334 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 157,714 number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 167,542 number | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 194,473 number | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 178,460 number | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,585 number | 44,479 number | 44,692 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 83,835 number | 44,903 number | 131,666 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,902 number | 134,987 number | 194,473 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 178,460 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 194,473 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,479 number in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.