Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes was 74,536 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 74,536 for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 74,536 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,104, in 2002.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 81st of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21,104 | — |
| 2003 | 21,598 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 22,636 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 23,892 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 25,436 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 25,885 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 27,026 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 28,676 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 30,990 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 34,571 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 38,380 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 47,117 | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 60,002 | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 62,396 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 66,206 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 68,234 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 66,866 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 65,329 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 68,000 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 68,144 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70,741 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 74,536 | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +27.3% | 47,117 | 60,002 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,532 | 21,104 | 28,676 | 8 |
| 2010s | 54,009 | 30,990 | 68,234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,355 | 68,000 | 74,536 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 78 Azerbaijan 260 compare
- 78 Latvia 260 compare
- 80 Hong Kong, China 254 compare
- 81 Bulgaria 236 compare
- 82 Slovakia 184 compare
- 83 Viet Nam 156 compare
- 84 Macau, China 153 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 74,536 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74,536 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,104 in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 81st out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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