South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total inbound internationally mobile students, female

South Africa
18,540 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
51,159 number
in 2018
South Africa rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
30th

Total inbound internationally mobile students, female over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 51,159 number against 18,540 number in South Africa, a difference of 32,619 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 104 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 7,127 number 24,258 number 17,131 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 28,650 number 49,226 number 20,575 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 21,756 number 54,330 number 32,575 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total inbound internationally mobile students, female, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 51,159 number against 18,540 number in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in total inbound internationally mobile students, female between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32,619 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total inbound internationally mobile students, female?
South Africa ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 1,990 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.