Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes was 42,558 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 42,558, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 161.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 42,558 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,545, in 2002.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 102nd out of 205 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11,545 | — |
| 2003 | 11,825 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12,963 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 13,500 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 14,962 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 15,465 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 16,169 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 17,514 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 18,139 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 17,225 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 16,475 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 16,308 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 25,455 | +56.1% |
| 2015 | 27,338 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 28,746 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 31,198 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 31,033 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 34,605 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 37,946 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 37,918 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 39,733 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 42,558 | +7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 | +56.1% | 16,308 | 25,455 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,243 | 11,545 | 17,514 | 8 |
| 2010s | 24,652 | 16,308 | 34,605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,539 | 37,918 | 42,558 | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 100 Sri Lanka 20 compare
- 101 Monaco 19 compare
- 102 Barbados 11 compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 8 compare
- 104 North Macedonia 7 compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 4 compare
- 105 Liechtenstein 4 compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 42,558 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42,558 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,545 in 2002.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 102nd out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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