Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.6384 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
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa stood at 0.6384 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa peaked at 0.6384 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3438 GPIA, in 2012.
That places South Africa 21st out of 55 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.3438 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3886 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4195 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.426 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4335 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.463 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4637 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5252 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5622 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6161 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6362 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6384 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4329 GPIA | 0.3438 GPIA | 0.5252 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6132 GPIA | 0.5622 GPIA | 0.6384 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 0.6384 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 0.6384 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3438 GPIA in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 55 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 64.3%. 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release