Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes was 89,332 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 89,332 for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 89,332 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74,747, in 2014.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 72nd of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74,747 | — |
| 2015 | 79,606 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 82,069 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 78,954 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 78,391 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 75,793 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 76,268 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78,322 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 80,045 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 89,332 | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78,260 | 74,747 | 82,069 | 6 |
| 2020s | 80,992 | 76,268 | 89,332 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 89,332 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 89,332 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,747 in 2014.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 72nd out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release