Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes was 2,474 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 2,474.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 2,920 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,409, in 1999.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 171st out of 205 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,497 | — |
| 1998 | 1,497 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,409 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,600 | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1,602 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,680 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2,125 | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 2,594 | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 2,623 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,465 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2,233 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 2,084 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 2,005 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,143 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2,088 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,557 | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 1,722 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 2,006 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 1,930 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2,920 | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 2,417 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 2,430 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,426 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,383 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,452 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,423 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,474 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,468 | 1,409 | 1,497 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,101 | 1,600 | 2,623 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,164 | 1,557 | 2,920 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,433 | 2,383 | 2,474 | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 2,474 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,920 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,409 in 1999.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 171st out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release