Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Peru

Peru: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 33,701 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
33,701 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
36th
of 205 countries
All-time high
33,701 number
in 2018
All-time low
5,884 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Peru, 1998–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820181998: 5.9k number1999: 6.0k number2000: 7.3k number2001: 8.2k number2002: 10.6k number2003: 12.4k number2004: 13.2k number2005: 14.5k number2006: 16.9k number2007: 19.7k number2008: 22.9k number2009: 23.8k number2010: 26.4k number2011: 26.5k number2012: 26.1k number2013: 26.1k number2014: 27.5k number2015: 29.1k number2016: 30.4k number2017: 32.5k number2018: 33.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 33,701 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Peru peaked at 33,701 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,884 number, in 1998.

Peru ranks 36th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number) in Peru, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 5,884 number —
1999 5,951 number +1.1%
2000 7,336 number +23.3%
2001 8,243 number +12.4%
2002 10,618 number +28.8%
2003 12,402 number +16.8%
2004 13,214 number +6.5%
2005 14,463 number +9.5%
2006 16,881 number +16.7%
2007 19,663 number +16.5%
2008 22,892 number +16.4%
2009 23,763 number +3.8%
2010 26,371 number +11.0%
2011 26,463 number +0.3%
2012 26,067 number -1.5%
2013 26,145 number +0.3%
2014 27,475 number +5.1%
2015 29,110 number +6.0%
2016 30,358 number +4.3%
2017 32,503 number +7.1%
2018 33,701 number +3.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 33,701 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,800 number, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 33,701 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,388 number, 9.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,918 number 5,884 number 5,951 number 2
2000s 14,948 number 7,336 number 23,763 number 10
2010s 28,688 number 26,067 number 33,701 number 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 33 Uzbekistan 36,909 number compare
  2. 34 Hong Kong 36,420 number compare
  3. 35 Mexico 34,196 number compare
  4. 37 Thailand 32,912 number compare
  5. 38 Japan 31,903 number compare
  6. 39 Iraq 31,566 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Peru?
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Peru was 33,701 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 33,701 number in 2018.
What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 5,884 number in 1998.
How does Peru rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Peru ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
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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.