Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes was 2,983 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 2,983, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3,305 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,806, in 1999.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 168th out of 205 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,894 | — |
| 1998 | 1,894 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,806 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,972 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1,950 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,991 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,421 | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 2,920 | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 2,959 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,810 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,577 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2,444 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 2,368 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2,507 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,462 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,935 | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 2,115 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2,436 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 2,319 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3,305 | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 2,805 | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 2,888 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,947 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,911 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,983 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,865 | 1,806 | 1,894 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,441 | 1,950 | 2,959 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,572 | 1,935 | 3,305 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,947 | 2,911 | 2,983 | 2 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 2,983 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3,305 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,806 in 1999.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th out of 205 groups with data for 2021.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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