Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Portugal
Portugal: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 6,449 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Portugal stood at 6,449. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 316.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Portugal peaked at 6,449 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,475, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 1st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,728 | — |
| 2002 | 2,497 | +44.5% |
| 2003 | 3,011 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 3,516 | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 3,835 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 4,086 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 4,342 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,154 | -50.4% |
| 2009 | 1,677 | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 1,774 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1,773 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,475 | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 1,548 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,832 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 1,899 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2,190 | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 2,267 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,608 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 3,338 | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 4,635 | +38.9% |
| 2021 | 5,349 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 5,335 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,449 | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,983 | 1,677 | 4,342 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,070 | 1,475 | 3,338 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,442 | 4,635 | 6,449 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Portugal?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Portugal was 6,449 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,449 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,475 in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Cape Verde, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release