Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa peaked at 6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 26th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | — |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 24 Azerbaijan 3 compare
- 24 Germany 3 compare
- 26 Switzerland 2 compare
- 26 Czechia 2 compare
- 29 Bahrain 1 compare
- 29 Brazil 1 compare
- 29 Spain 1 compare
- 29 Finland 1 compare
- 29 Greece 1 compare
- 29 Jordan 1 compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 1 compare
- 29 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 29 Malta 1 compare
- 29 Mauritius 1 compare
- 29 Poland 1 compare
- 29 Serbia 1 compare
- 29 Ukraine 1 compare
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa was 2 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Chad, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release