Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.4942 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa is 0.4942 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa peaked at 0.4942 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3402 GPIA, in 2017.
South Africa ranks 29th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4049 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3894 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4124 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3783 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3822 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3402 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3402 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3784 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3612 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3978 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.427 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4942 GPIA | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3782 GPIA | 0.3402 GPIA | 0.4124 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4201 GPIA | 0.3612 GPIA | 0.4942 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.4942 GPIA 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 0.4942 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3402 GPIA in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 70 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 up 26.9%. 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 Ghana, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release