Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 346,116 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 346,116 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 346,116 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 107,017 number, in 1997.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 107,017 number | — |
| 1998 | 107,017 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 109,156 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 120,376 number | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 128,870 number | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 151,608 number | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 168,895 number | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 166,184 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 175,773 number | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 182,269 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 204,249 number | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 219,960 number | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 232,823 number | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 245,891 number | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 246,986 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 249,252 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 255,968 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 269,851 number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 287,664 number | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 299,391 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 331,195 number | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 346,116 number | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107,730 number | 107,017 number | 109,156 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 175,101 number | 120,376 number | 232,823 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 281,368 number | 245,891 number | 346,116 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 346,116 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 346,116 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,017 number in 1997.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 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.