Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 317,933 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 317,933 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 317,933 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 96,398 number, in 1997.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 96,398 number | — |
| 1998 | 96,398 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98,043 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 108,364 number | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 116,126 number | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 137,253 number | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 152,615 number | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 149,655 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 156,849 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 164,344 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 185,141 number | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 199,298 number | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 210,662 number | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 222,255 number | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 223,368 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 226,351 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 232,498 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 246,728 number | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 263,931 number | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 274,731 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 304,212 number | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 317,933 number | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96,946 number | 96,398 number | 98,043 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 158,031 number | 108,364 number | 210,662 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,890 number | 222,255 number | 317,933 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 317,933 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 317,933 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,398 number in 1997.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. 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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.