Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 165,070 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 165,070 number for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 180,109 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,907 number, in 1998.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40,907 number | — |
| 1999 | 41,120 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 43,553 number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 48,534 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 53,689 number | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 60,115 number | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 64,528 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 70,706 number | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 81,545 number | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 92,398 number | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 105,793 number | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 109,678 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 116,337 number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 115,297 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 122,659 number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 127,674 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 133,504 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 142,452 number | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 153,038 number | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 180,109 number | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 165,070 number | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,013 number | 40,907 number | 41,120 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 73,054 number | 43,553 number | 109,678 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,571 number | 115,297 number | 180,109 number | 9 |
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More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 165,070 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 180,109 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,907 number in 1998.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.