Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in Switzerland
Switzerland: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes was 3,246 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in Switzerland, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in Switzerland is 3,246, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in Switzerland peaked at 3,246 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,454, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 39th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,454 | — |
| 2000 | 1,667 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 1,802 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1,934 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 2,245 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 2,533 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 2,661 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2,437 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 2,433 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,160 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 2,118 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,108 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,158 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,142 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,192 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,205 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,193 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,323 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2,413 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,417 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,461 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,519 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,627 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2,754 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2,989 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 3,246 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,454 | 1,454 | 1,454 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,199 | 1,667 | 2,661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,261 | 2,108 | 2,461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,827 | 2,519 | 3,246 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in Switzerland?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in Switzerland was 3,246 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,246 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,454 in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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