Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was -3,573 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
-3,573 number
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
85th
of 136 countries
All-time high
-721 number
in 1998
All-time low
-3,890 number
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador, 1998–2018

-4.0k-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k1998200820181998: -721 number2000: -1.1k number2001: -1.2k number2002: -1.6k number2003: -1.8k number2004: -1.7k number2005: -1.8k number2006: -1.9k number2007: -2.1k number2008: -2.1k number2009: -2.5k number2010: -2.6k number2011: -1.7k number2012: -2.5k number2013: -2.5k number2014: -2.7k number2015: -3.4k number2016: -3.7k number2017: -3.9k number2018: -3.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador stood at -3,573 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador peaked at -721 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, -3,890 number, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 85th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 -721 number
2000 -1,096 number +52.0%
2001 -1,210 number +10.4%
2002 -1,552 number +28.3%
2003 -1,847 number +19.0%
2004 -1,743 number -5.6%
2005 -1,833 number +5.2%
2006 -1,869 number +2.0%
2007 -2,109 number +12.8%
2008 -2,051 number -2.8%
2009 -2,481 number +21.0%
2010 -2,617 number +5.5%
2011 -1,746 number -33.3%
2012 -2,519 number +44.3%
2013 -2,524 number +0.2%
2014 -2,690 number +6.6%
2015 -3,364 number +25.1%
2016 -3,653 number +8.6%
2017 -3,890 number +6.5%
2018 -3,573 number -8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -721 number -721 number -721 number 1
2000s -1,779 number -2,481 number -1,096 number 10
2010s -2,953 number -3,890 number -1,746 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 82 Solomon Islands -3,084 number compare
  2. 83 Burkina Faso -3,248 number compare
  3. 84 Saudi Arabia -3,429 number compare
  4. 86 Cape Verde -3,574 number compare
  5. 87 Israel -3,609 number compare
  6. 88 Lithuania -4,095 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador?
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in El Salvador was -3,573 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was -721 number in 1998.
What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was -3,890 number in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
El Salvador ranks 85th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 1,866 data points, 1998–2018
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Number of tertiary students from abroad (inbound students) studying in a given country minus the number of students at the same level from a given country studying abroad (outbound students).