Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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 (ida & Ibrd), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 42,558 for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 42,558 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,545, in 2002.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,545 in 2002.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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