Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.9115 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 0.9115 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in South Africa peaked at 0.9115 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7206 GPIA, in 2012.
That places South Africa 36th out of 59 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 | 0.7206 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.7214 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7332 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7515 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7492 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7709 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7677 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8177 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8386 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8596 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8982 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9115 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.754 GPIA | 0.7206 GPIA | 0.8177 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.877 GPIA | 0.8386 GPIA | 0.9115 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.19 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,583 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 748,573 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.43 % 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 0.9115 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 0.9115 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7206 GPIA in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 59 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 26.3%. 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 Zimbabwe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release