Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes was 3,220 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 3,220, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 3,631 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,140, in 1999.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 166th of 205 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,228 | — |
| 1999 | 2,140 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2,781 | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 2,500 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 2,641 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 2,778 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2,141 | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 2,395 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 2,836 | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 2,652 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 3,631 | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 3,159 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 3,223 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,244 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,194 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3,212 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,118 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3,220 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,184 | 2,140 | 2,228 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,640 | 2,500 | 2,781 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,870 | 2,141 | 3,631 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,186 | 3,118 | 3,220 | 4 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 3,220 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,631 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,140 in 1999.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 166th out of 205 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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