Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in France
France: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 7,946 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in France, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in France is 7,946, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in France peaked at 7,946 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,249, in 1999.
France ranks 1st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,249 | — |
| 2000 | 3,279 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3,315 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,563 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 4,612 | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 4,963 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 5,043 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5,387 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 5,570 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5,655 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 5,826 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 6,264 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 6,451 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6,583 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,728 | -28.2% |
| 2014 | 4,775 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,585 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4,550 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,682 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 4,214 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 4,773 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 5,272 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 5,638 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 5,916 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 6,926 | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 7,946 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,721 | 3,279 | 5,826 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,160 | 4,214 | 6,583 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,339 | 5,272 | 7,946 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % 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: students from in France?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in France was 7,946 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7,946 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,249 in 1999.
- How does France rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- France ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Cameroon, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release