Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in South Africa
South Africa: Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from was 0.5 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in South Africa, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.5 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in South Africa peaked at 2 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 2023.
That places South Africa 49th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.67 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.5 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.67 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 GPIA | -66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.83 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.42 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 2 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 europe: students from in South Africa?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from in South Africa was 0.5 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from europe: students from rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Europe: Students from Belarus, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release